Silent hearts : a novel /

"For fans of A Thousand Splendid Suns comes a stirring novel set in Afghanistan & about two women--an American aid worker and her local interpreter--who form an unexpected friendship despite their utterly different life experiences and the ever-increasing violence that surrounds them in Kab...

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Main Author: Florio, Gwen, 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2018.
Edition:First Atria books hardcover edition.
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