Recommend me a Khaled Hosseini style book

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I love all his books and have also read: The coffee shop of Kabul, the beauty palour of Kabul, three cups of tea, the bread winner collection, the reluctant fundamentalist etc.

Can anyone recommend any other books from this region? I am fascinated by ordinary Afghan life.

The swallows of Khabul by Yasmina Khadra.

Thanks Tripfiction... I loved 'The Pearl that broke its shell' by Nadia Hashimi.

A great book. It reminded me of the young adult book 'The Breadwinner' that I read with my daughter a few years ago.

I tried 'The sewing circles of Herat' but found the first chapter called 'The Taliban Torturer' too graphic and disturbing so decided 20 pages was enough. The descriptions have haunted me for days. I dread to think what ISIS is doing to the poor souls of Iraq and Syria.