My own image My own image (Image: It is my own image) This is a novel written by Khaled Hosseini and was published at 22nd of May 2007 by the same author who had also written the famous book, The Kite Runner.

This was a phenomenal story set in Afghanistan 1979 when the Afghan-Soviet War had started and Afghanistan was ruled under  communism. At this time period Afghanistan was actually prospering with women rights, more liberal attitudes and a better economy. So the story starts by hearing about a progressive Afghanistan done by following  the story of two girls called Mariam and Laila. These young afghani girls experience lots of suffering, from loosing all their family to being forced to marry an abusive man all while loosing their rights in the hands of the taliban.

 In my opinion this story was an absolute rollercoaster of emotions and extremely heart wrenching.Even though this story was about 2 girls in particular it was also a window into all of Afghanistan. The description was impeccable and the amount of untaught history echoing throughout the book can really educate the readers on such a topic. I recommend this book to anyone who is curious about Afghanistan and is passionate about politics and history should definitely read this book.