The books are signed by the author, individually numbered, covered in yellow and red cloth with gold ribbons, gold head and tail bands, gilded edges, and specially designed endpapers. This exquisite gift set is presented in an orange cloth-covered box with gold foil. The limited run of 1,500 copies makes each boxed set a rare gift to treasure forever. The Kite Runner has sold over two million copies in the UK and over ten million worldwide and A Thousand Splendid Suns has sold 800,000 copies in the UK and has been in the bestseller charts for months.

'Hosseini has that rare thing, a Dickensian knack for storytelling' Daily Telegraph 'He is a storyteller of dizzying power' Evening Standard 'The shattering first novel by Khaled Hosseini ... a rich and soul- searching narrative ... a sharp, unforgettable taste of the trauma and tumult experienced by Afghanis as their country buckled' Observer on The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and moved to the United States in 1980. His first novel, The Kite Runner, was an international bestseller, published in thirty-four countries. In 2006 he was named a US goodwill envoy to the United Nations Refugee Agency. He lives in northern California.