Rebecca Pugh, author of Return to Bluebell Hill and blogger at Becca's Books
First of all, I’d like to say a massive thank you to the fabulous Sharon for inviting me onto her lovely blog today, to chat about my favourite book. This is such a brilliant feature and I’m delighted to be joining in!
I came across one of my favourite books for the first time back in college. I was studying English Literature and we were handed a list of the titles we’d be needing during the course. Most were available in the college library, but back then, when studying, I liked having my own copies of the book available. So, I grabbed my list, hopped onto Amazon and grabbed the books I needed, ready to begin.I can’t remember the full list of titles now, but I do know that alongside Brick Lane by Monica Ali (which was also brilliant by the way), there was a book called The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. I’d never heard of it until then, never even been aware of its existence, and in my ridiculous young-way, I wasn’t too impressed by the cover either. Where were those pretty hearts and pastel colours that I usually went for? Well, there weren’t any. But, seeing as I had to read it for class, I didn’t really have a choice in the matter so I began.
The Kite Runner was the very first book to move me. To make me cry, to make me think about life and to make me realise how precious life is. Until then, a book had never had such a profound effect on me, and I remember sitting there, once I’d finished, wondering what the bloody hell had just happened. My mind was well and truly blown, I remember that much. It was heart-breaking, devastating, and it has remained with me ever since.
