University Library Book Club: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
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Join staff from Pilkington Library for the University Book Club’s discussion of Khaled Hosseini's 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'.
About the book
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear. Yet love can move people to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with startling heroism.
All are welcome — whether you’ve read the whole book, part of it, or just want to listen in. Bring your lunch, your thoughts, and your curiosity!
Access to the book
The ebook of A Thousand Splendid Suns is available via the Libby platform. Libby is a leisure reading app widely used by public libraries. It enables the Library to support the wellbeing of all its users by providing access to leisure reading, wellbeing, and audiobook titles. Content includes ebooks, emagazines, and much more. To get started, simply download the Libby app and sign in. The app can be downloaded from the app store, or from a link on the Libby homepage.
About the Book Club
The University Book Club is run by staff from Pilkington Library and is open to all current and former students and staff of Loughborough University. It meets in person in the Library but the meetings can also be accessed remotely via Teams.
Accessibility
There is step-free access into the Library and lift access to Level 3.
View the Access Guide for Pilkington Library on AccessAble
Booking Information
To join the Book Club, please subscribe to the mailing list (which uses JISC-mail) using the link below. You can also join the Book Club on Microsoft Teams.
Join the Book Club mailing list
Join Book Club on Microsoft Teams
Once you have signed up to the mailing list you will receive email confirmation of your subscription with further information. From then on you will receive all emails sent to the group, including dates of future meetings, book choices and login details if you wish to join via Teams. Please join the mailing list at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date to make sure you receive the login details in time.