The book for February is "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini. Here is a link to some reviews, a synopsis, question & answer and some discussion questions from the author's website. Feel free to read it in part or full. It is completely up to you. I hate having things spoiled for me so I will not read most of it until after I am finished. However, some people like to have the questions or background to guide them in their reading.
http://www.khaledhosseini.com
We will meet the third week of February.
Carolyn
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We had our meeting on February 23rd at Andrea's house and discussed the incredible beauty and sorrow in the book. What an amazing book this was. Seven women attended. Thank you Andrea for hosting with yummy scones, tea and cookies!
Here is the entire poem by Saib-e-Tabrizi that contains the line, "a thousand splendid suns." Enjoy!
Kabul
Ah! How beautiful is Kabul encircled by her arid mountains
And Rose, of the trails of thorns she envies
Her gusts of powdered soil, slightly sting my eyes
But I love her, for knowing and loving are born of this same dust
My song exhalts her dazzling tulips
And at the beauty of her trees, I blush
How sparkling the water flows from Pul-I Bastaan!
May Allah protect such beauty from the evil eye of man!
Khizr chose the path to Kabul in order to reach Paradise
For her mountains brought him close to the delights of heaven
From the fort with sprawling walls, A Dragon of protection
Each stone is there more precious than the treasure of Shayagan
Every street of Kabul is enthralling to the eye
Through the bazaars, caravans of Egypt pass
One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs
And the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls
Her laughter of mornings has the gaiety of flowers
Her nights of darkness, the reflections of lustrous hair
Her melodious nightingales, with passion sing their songs
Ardent tunes, as leaves enflamed, cascading from their throats
And I, I sing in the gardens of Jahanara, of Sharbara
And even the trumpets of heaven envy their green pastures
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