And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini is a multigenerational saga beginning in 1952 Afghanistan, where a father tells his children a haunting fable before giving away his young daughter Pari to a wealthy Kabul family, separating her from her devoted brother Abdullah. Spanning sixty years and continents—from Kabul to Paris, the Greek islands, and California—the novel traces how this single act of separation ripples through countless lives. Through interconnected stories of siblings, parents, and friends, Hosseini explores themes of sacrifice, love, betrayal, and memory, revealing how the choices we make echo across generations, shaping and haunting those left behind.
