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The Kite Runner voted Reading Group Book of the Year
for the third year running
London, 14 August 2008: For the third year in a row, Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, (Bloomsbury) has been voted as the Reading Group Book of the Year. Hosseini’s popularity with reading groups continues as his second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, came in second.
Votes were collected via the Penguin and Orange websites and from reading groups entering the 2008 Penguin/Orange Broadband Readers’ Group Prize.
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Author Khaled Hosseini said, "What a thrill it is for me, and indeed what a great honor, that The Kite Runner has been selected again as the Penguin Orange Broadband Reading Group Book of the Year. The writing of this book was a labor of love for me. I grew quite attached to the characters and came to care for them in a most personal way.
“Sharing this book that means so much to me with readers in the UK has been gratifying to me beyond words. To that end, I am deeply grateful to reading groups across the UK for embracing The Kite Runner and for honoring it yet again with this wonderful award. I thank you for this award and for your ongoing support and encouragement. Tashakor, a thousand times.
The top 10 favourite reading group books
1 The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini Bloomsbury
2 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini Bloomsbury
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The Island Victoria Hislop Headline
The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver Faber & Faber
Small Island Andrea Levy Headline7 Suite Francaise Irene Nemirovsky Headline
8 joint
We need to talk about Kevin Lionel Shriver Serpents Tail
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen Paul Torday Orion
The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai Penguin
