Flybird's Nest

UK Cover credit to : And The Mountains Echoed And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Pages : 402 Year of Published : 2013 But time, it is like charm. You never have as much as you think.    After reading The Kite Runner and a Thousand Splendid Suns, I can't resist my self to read the latest book, another best-selling book of Hosseini, And The Mountains Echoed. Well, nothing can describe best about this book in spite of its own title.The story is revolving about a bunch of people with thin relationship  whom trying to find their meaning of life. At first, the classic Hosseini successfully capture my imagination and heart with his magical storytelling. At opening, there is story about a poor family whom can't even survive the winter season. Their poverty force them to sell their youngest child, Pari to the wealthy family where her step uncle work, and then the story continued about the complex background of her foster family, Nila and his hus...

When We Were Very Young Author : A.A Milne First published in 1924 Language :  English I got the reference of this book from the blog I read (which I forget the address). This book is kinda a gift from her ex-boy friend to her when they are separated. Well, to find this book in Indonesia is quite a journey. I know it has been reprinted in 2009 but still i can't found it in any bookstore. Then, I decide to buy the second-handed book from betterworldbook. This book contents of  51 poems about childhood and I should admit that all poems are very heartwarming and fun. Each poem bring back memories, happiness and laughter, and sometimes surprisingly satire. The most interesting thing is at 38th Poem, Teddy Bear was the first appearance of the famous character Winnie-the-Pooh , first named "Mr. Edward Bear" by Christopher Robin Milne. In one of the illustrations of "Teddy Bear", Winnie-the-Pooh is shown wearing a shirt which was later coloured re...

A thousand Splendid Suns Author : Khaled Hosseini Year Published : 2007 Language : English pages : 384   “Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.” ― Khaled Hosseini , A Thousand Splendid Suns This is story about woman of Afghanistan when they are going through their country revolutions, war and culture that never take their side. The novel centers around the relationship between Mariam and Laila. It is split into four parts, with a focus on Mariam in the first part, continuing with Laila in the second, the relationship between the two women in the third part and Laila's life with Tariq in part four, which is also the only part written in the present tense. Mariam is a Harami - a illegitimate child from a very wealthy businessman in Herat, Jalil. She lives in Kolba- a hut along with her mother in Herat. Every thursday, her father will visit her in her Kolba for short hours and play with...