Length12h 1m
About this audiobook
“Suspenseful…emotionally compelling. I found myself eagerly following in a way I hadn’t remembered for a long time, impatient for the next twist and turn of the story.""—NPR
An Afghan American woman returns to Kabul to learn the truth about her family and the tragedy that destroyed their lives in this brilliant and compelling novel from the bestselling author of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, The House Without Windows, and When the Moon Is Low.
Kabul, 1978: The daughter of a prominent family, Sitara Zamani lives a privileged life in Afghanistan’s thriving cosmopolitan capital. The 1970s are a time of remarkable promise under the leadership of people like Sardar Daoud, Afghanistan’s progressive president, and Sitara’s beloved father, his right-hand man. But the ten-year-old Sitara’s world is shattered when communists stage a coup, assassinating the president and Sitara’s entire family. Only she survives.
Smuggled out of the palace by a guard named Shair, Sitara finds her way to the home of a female American diplomat, who adopts her and raises her in America. In her new country, Sitara takes on a new name—Aryana Shepherd—and throws herself into her studies, eventually becoming a renowned surgeon. A survivor, Aryana has refused to look back, choosing instead to bury the trauma and devastating loss she endured.
New York, 2008: Thirty years after that fatal night in Kabul, Aryana’s world is rocked again when an elderly patient appears in her examination room—a man she never expected to see again. It is Shair, the soldier who saved her, yet may have murdered her entire family. Seeing him awakens Aryana’s fury and desire for answers—and, perhaps, revenge. Realizing that she cannot go on without finding the truth, Aryana embarks on a quest that takes her back to Kabul—a battleground between the corrupt government and the fundamentalist Taliban—and through shadowy memories of the world she loved and lost.
Bold, illuminating, heartbreaking, yet hopeful, Sparks Like Stars is a story of home—of America and Afghanistan, tragedy and survival, reinvention and remembrance, told in Nadia Hashimi’s singular voice.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.3 (32.9K)
Includes Goodreads, StoryGraph, Amazon, LibraryThing
GenreGeneral Fiction, Christian & Inspirational
Length12 hrs 1 min
Narrated byMozhan Marno
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMar 2, 2021
LanguageEnglish
More from Nadia Hashimi
City of WidowsNadia Hashimi12h 59m4.4 (44)$33 · $0.00
When the Moon Is LowNadia Hashimi12h 34m4.3 (29.2K)$33 · $0.00
The Sky at Our FeetNadia Hashimi6h 52m4.1 (1.8K)$24 · $0.00
Spilled InkNadia Hashimi8h 56m3.8 (259)$29 · $0.00
The Pearl That Broke Its ShellNadia Hashimi13h 47m4.3 (125.6K)$8 · $0.00
A House Without WindowsNadia Hashimi15h 39m4.2 (22.6K)$8 · $0.00
One Half from the EastNadia Hashimi5h 48m4.2 (3.3K)$24 · $0.00
WhistlerAnn Patchett10h 45m4.6 (4.6K)$29 · $0.00
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver21h 3m4.5 (949.4K)$46 · $0.00
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee12h 18m4.5 (7.4M)$29 · $0.00
Remarkably Bright CreaturesShelby Van Pelt11h 17m4.4 (1.7M)$29 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m4.6 (9.3K)$18 · $0.00
Something Like LoveBeverly Jenkins10h 21m4.6 (2.7K)$29 · $0.00
Black History CollectionFrederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois27h 9m4.6 (2.6K)$18 · $0.00
The Old Man and the Sea (Annotated)Ernest Hemingway4h 27m4.6 (1.4K)$2 · $0.00
White HotIlona Andrews13h 18m4.5 (136.9K)$5 · $0.00
The Ghost by the Billabong (The Matilda Saga, #5)Jackie French14h 58m4.6 (773)$33 · $0.00
Cast in BloodMichelle Sagara16h 35m4.6 (607)$33 · $0.00
The Captain Blood Trilogy (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini29h 20m4.6 (1K)$3 · $0.00
Ship of the Line (Annotated)Cecil Louis Troughton Smith11h 13m4.6 (1K)$2 · $0.00
The George Orwell CollectionGeorge Orwell24h 46m4.5 (14.4K)$12 · $0.00
ShivajiRanjit Desai25h 13m4.6 (3.1K)$24 · $0.00
Time RegainedMarcel Proust15h 38m4.5 (9.2K)$2 · $0.00
Driving ForceElle James4h 58m4.6 (407)$20 · $0.00
When God Calls the HeartBrian Bird, Michelle Cox3h 24m4.6 (439)$10 · $0.00
Five Little IndiansMichelle Good10h 34m4.5 (64.5K)$29 · $0.00
Lolth's WarriorR. A. Salvatore13h 20m4.6 (2.4K)$33 · $0.00
Arctic WitnessHeather Woodhaven5h 46m4.6 (985)$12 · $0.00
Following the TrailLynette Eason6h 35m4.6 (2.3K)$12 · $0.00
Defending from DangerJodie Bailey5h 46m4.6 (588)$24 · $0.00
Explosive RevengeMaggie K. Black6h 18m4.6 (545)$12 · $0.00
Search And DetectTerri Reed5h 51m4.6 (706)$24 · $0.00
Danger in the WildernessDarlene L. Turner6h 54m4.7 (299)$12 · $0.00
Yukon JusticeDana Mentink6h 15m4.6 (751)$12 · $0.00
The Rogue WarriorCindy Roland Anderson5h 44m4.6 (410)$17 · $0.00
Her Duty Bound DefenderSharee Stover6h 30m4.6 (1.1K)$24 · $0.00
Trail Of ThreatsJessica R. Patch5h 47m4.6 (425)$24 · $0.00
Ready to ProtectValerie Hansen5h 38m4.6 (981)$24 · $0.00
Searching For EvidenceCarol J. Post6h 21m4.6 (552)$24 · $0.00
Hiding in MontanaLaura Scott6h 18m4.6 (1K)$12 · $0.00
Christmas K-9 Unit HeroesLenora Worth, Katy Lee5h 51m4.6 (507)$24 · $0.00
The Rose CodeKate Quinn16h 2m4.4 (493.7K)$33 · $0.00
Tracking a KillerElizabeth Goddard6h 2m4.5 (1.4K)$24 · $0.00
Tracking The MissingSami A. Abrams5h 17m4.6 (376)$24 · $0.00
An Inside JobDaniel Silva9h 28m4.4 (26.3K)$29 · $0.00
Courage Under FireSharon Dunn5h 50m4.5 (730)$24 · $0.00
The Great Divorce (Annotated)C. S. Lewis4h 49m4.4 (195.6K)$2 · $0.00
You may also like
The Road From HomeDavid Kherdian5h 55m4.0 (1.4M)$24 · $0.00
The Boy in the WoodsMaxwell Smart5h 21m4.1 (1.9K)$24 · $0.00
The Hotel TitoIvana Bodrožić5h 27m3.9 (1.9K)$17
Easy Street (the Hard Way)Ron Perlman10h 51m4.3 (1.9K)$20 · $0.00
IgifuScholastique Mukasonga3h 25m4.3 (838)$15
From a Low and Quiet SeaDonal Ryan5h 42m4.0 (14K)$20 · $0.00
SickPorochista Khakpour7h 38m3.6 (3.8K)$26 · $0.00
Orphan Train RiderAndrea Warren1h 26m4.0 (2.9K)$15
Find Me in HavanaSerena Burdick10h 20m3.9 (1.9K)$29 · $0.00
The Forbidden DaughterZipora Klein Jakob6h 52m4.0 (1.6K)$24 · $0.00
The Bosnia ListKenan Trebinčević, Susan Shapiro10h 47m4.4 (2.3K)$20 · $0.00
Refugee HighElly Fishman6h 44m4.1 (1.7K)$17 · $0.00
Lion of the SkyRitu Hemnani4h 22m4.1 (291)$20 · $0.00
The Children's TrainViola Ardone5h 54m4.1 (21.5K)$24 · $0.00
Disturbed in Their NestsAlephonsion Deng, Judy A. Bernstein11h 22m4.6 (595)$23 · $0.00
Orphan #8Kim van Alkemade11h 1m3.8 (29.2K)$29 · $0.00
CrossroadsKaleb Dahlgren7h 56m4.6 (4.9K)$26 · $0.00
The Foreign StudentSusan Choi11h 13m3.6 (1.6K)$20 · $0.00
Another BrooklynJacqueline Woodson2h 44m4.0 (49.8K)$18 · $0.00
Inside OutDemi Moore6h 32m4.1 (73.8K)$7 · $0.00