The Gilmore Guide to Books

Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Reviews
    • Reviews by Author
    • Reviews by Title
    • Reviews by Genre
  • Podcast
  • Policies
    • Review Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Privacy Policy

A House Without Windows

August 24, 2016

a house without

  Author Nadia Hashimi’s family is from Afghanistan and her time spent listening to their stories and travelling in Afghanistan herself gives her novels the weight of truth. Her last novel, The ... Read More...

3 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Afghanistan, book clubs, contemporary life, William Morrow, women

The Pearl that Broke its Shell

May 7, 2014

pearl

Nadia Hashimi merges the past with the present in the story of two women from one family. Rahima has the grave misfortune to be yet another daughter born into her family. In Afghanistan the lack of ... Read More...

8 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Afghanistan, book clubs, cultural, historical fiction, William Morrow

And the Mountains Echoed

May 20, 2013

And the Mountains Echoed

  I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.  The first time we met Khaled Hosseini was ten years ago when he ... Read More...

1 Comment
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Afghanistan, book clubs, cultural, literary, Riverhead Books

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Goodreads
  • Instagram

Save time and subscribe via email

No time to keep checking for new reviews? Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new posts by email. No spam!

Bookshop

Currently Reading

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
by Emily Nagoski
The Dutch House
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett
Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me
Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me
by Adrienne Brodeur

goodreads.com

Affiliate Disclosure

I’m an affiliate for Bookshop. If you click on a link that takes you to their site and make a purchase I’ll earn a small fee, which goes towards the costs of maintaining this site. Your support is appreciated. Thank you!

Archives

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.

Theme Design By Studio Mommy · Copyright © 2025

Copyright © 2025 · Beyond Madison Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in