A Thousand Splendid Stars (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789370096745)

"This novel contains five compelling stories, which accentuated the essence of stars in the universe. The first story narrated about commitment and loyalty to the person whom he really loved the most; indeed, a man made everything just to carry on their love. While the second story highlighted a tragedy: a man became a famous king, and he secretly loved someone. However, his father's death dwelled over his mind, to dictate over his mind of killing the woman, whom he sincerely loved the most.

While the third story narrated about his crush, a woman eventually grips his eyes, hands painted by the snow. The star reflected on their nights till the man decided to sincerely love her. The fourth story emphasized about a man who craved to share his intense love, exclusively for her; however, he hunkered to focus his eyes on heaven rather than her. While the fifth story, it pointed out a tragic-comedy, where a man discovered his gender identity after he found his lover. He didn't disclose his feelings to the man, but when the time came, he fell in love with a guy, whom he put his eyes. However, he can't leave his wife, due to their marriage."