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Husain, Edalter the course not just of their own livesbut of the next generation. With heartwrenchingpower and suspense, Hosseinishows how a woman’s love for her familycan move her to shocking and heroic actsof self-sacrifice, and that in the end it islove, or even the memory of love, thatis often the key to survival. A stunningaccomplishment, A Thousand SplendidSuns is a haunting, heartbreaking,compelling story of an unforgivingtime, an unlikely friendship, and anindestructible love.The IslamistIn The Islamist, Husain describes how hebecame an Islamic fundamentalist at theage of 16. He explains that, five yearslater, after much emotional turmoil, herejected fundamentalist teachings andreturned to normal life and his family.Husain says that his book explainsthe appeal of extremist thought, howfanatics penetrate Muslim communitiesand the truth behind their agenda ofsubverting the West and moderate Islam.Husband, Marion The Good FatherWhen Peter Wright’s father dies heleaves his entire fortune to Peter’s bestfriend Jack. In the summer of 1959, theconsequences of the old man’s legacyaffect three families, Jack’s, who hasbrought up his three children alonesince his wife was killed, Wright’ssolicitor Harry who is trying to rebuildhis relationship with his estranged sonGuy, and that of Peter himself, whose40