Description
Book SynopsisA tale of fathers and sons, the ties that bind, and the barriers of class that even love cannot break,
Three Bargains is a stunning first novel, as potent, heart-stopping, and epic as Khaled Hosseini's
The Kite Runner.
Trade Review"Touching and deeply researched. . . . An impressive feat of storytelling." -- Thomas Chatterton Williams - San Francisco Chronicle
"An impressive first novel." -- Georgia Rowe - San Jose Mercury News
"Madan’s is an adventure well worth joining." -- Anne Morris - Dallas Morning News
"Mesmerizing prose [and] heart-stopping action . . . both honest and astounding." -- Publishers Weekly, Starred review
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Three Bargains brought back the dimly remembered pleasure of being swept up in the fast, deep waters of a great tale. Richly textured and morally nuanced." -- Debra Dean, author of The Mirrored World
"A dazzling page-turner of heartbreak and hope." -- Ellen Feldman, author of The Unwitting
"Such a beautifully written book, full of moving, honest, indelible characters that make you hate to leave them by the end—an astonishing debut! Reading Malik’s first novel reminded me of encountering Toni Morrison and Louise Erdrich’s early fiction—you already see the promise of genius there." -- Jonis Agee, author of The River Wife
"The kind of novel one sinks into, forgetting everything but the story." -- Peggy Payne, author of Sister India
