Afghanistan: 1975 On The Verge Of An Internal Coup And 12yr Old Amir Is Determined To Win The Local Kite-fighting Tournament To Prove To His Father That He Has The Making Of A Man. The Family Have To Flee To America After The Russians Invade. Amir Realises That He Must Return To Find The One Thing That His New World Cannot Give Him; Redemption. Good Used. 326pp.