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He offers to take her to a tailor to get her fitted for a dress, but laila says shed rather get it done. Book may have a remainder mark or be a price cutter. A thousand splendid suns was written by khaled hosseini and was first published in 2007. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 367 pages and is available in hardcover format. Khaled hosseini s a thousand splendid suns is a genuine instant literary classic, and one destined to be remembered as one of 2007s best novels.
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