Her beauty was the talk of the valley.It skipped two generations of wo…

Khaled Hosseini
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Her beauty was the talk of the valley.It skipped two generations of women in our family, but it sure didn't bypass you, Laila. ✨ Khaled Hosseini (2008). A Thousand Splendid Suns, p.98, A&C Black
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Her beauty was the talk of the valley.It skipped two generations of women in our family, but it sure didn't bypass you, Laila. ✨ Khaled Hosseini (2008). A Thousand Splendid Suns, p.98, A&C Black

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