And the Mountains Echoed

Name: And the Mountains Echoed
Price: 7.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (43431 reviews)
Author: Khaled Hosseini

by Khaled Hosseini

Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

4.3 (43,431)

4.3 stars from 43,431 reviews. One of the highest rated Historical Fiction books we track.

430 pages~7.2 hr readPublished by 10 X 18Published 2013-01-01

$7.9938% off peak

Last checked: Jun 27, 2026

Price history: $1.99 – $12.99

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Perfect for you if...

You appreciate multigenerational family dramas that span continents and unfold like a mystery you didn't know you were solving.
You loved The Kite Runner or A Thousand Splendid Suns and want more of Hosseini's emotionally precise storytelling.
You're drawn to novels where a single choice in the past echoes through decades, affecting people who never knew it was made.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer fast-paced plots with clear antagonists. This is a slow, reflective novel about consequences and complicated love.
You want novels set entirely in one place or time period. This one requires you to follow characters across years and countries.
You're looking for uplifting, feel-good reads. This one explores grief, sacrifice, and the ways families hurt each other.

About this book

And the Mountains Echoed explores how families love, care for, and affect one another across generations. The novel examines relationships between parents and children, siblings, cousins, and caretakers, showing how families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for each other. It follows characters whose lives and choices unfold across multiple locations—Kabul, Paris, San Francisco, and the Greek island of Tinos—revealing how people are often surprised by the actions of those closest to them at crucial moments. As the story progresses, it expands in scope, becoming increasingly emotionally complex and layered with each chapter.

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$1.99 – $12.99

Currently on sale at $7.99 — 38% off peak. Price has dropped 9 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 276 days. Typically stays discounted for 1 day.

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Currently around #63K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller.

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Currently 4.3★ from 43,431 reviews

Gaining approximately 97 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has remained stable at 4.3 over the tracking period.

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