Sea Prayer

Khaled Hosseini is one of the most widely read and beloved novelists in the world, with over 55 million copies of his books sold in more than 70 countries. The Kite Runnerwas a major film and was a Book of the Decade, chosen by The Times, Daily Telegraphand Guardian. A Thousand Splendid Sunswas the Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year in 2008. And the Mountains Echoedwas chosen for the Richard & Judy Summer Book Club in 2014, and readers voted it as their favourite of all the titles. Hosseini is also a Goodwill Envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the UN Refugee Agency and the founder of The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation which provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan. He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and lives in northern California. khaledhosseini.com @khaledhosseiniDan Williams is a London-based artist whose illustrations accompanied an extract of A Thousand Splendid Sunsin the Guardianwhen it was first published 15 years ago. His work has also appeared in National Geographic, Rolling Stoneand the Wall Street Journal, amongst many other publications. dan-williams.net