A Thousand Splendid Suns Condition:Well Read to the mother who both

to the mother who both blames and pities herself for producing what most would call a monster

Stephen Orgel's wide-ranging introduction examines changing attitudes to The Tempest

Debbie shares how reverse psychology and being competitive can cause emotional damage to your child

On the first day of Laurel's senior year there are two new arrivals

Friendless and fatherless

A Thousand Splendid Suns Condition:Well Read to the mother who bothMariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen year old Laila, who must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other, their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sisters, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. With