I really enjoyed after i finished reading. It's are about the relationship between a child and an adult that is not their parent.In both cases the adult is more caring and has a closer connection to the child than their parents. In both books the parents are unable to relate to their child for different reasons.
The flowers of the Koran was chosen for my book club and we all agreed it's well written and has an interesting story line which centres around the unlikely relationship of the boy and a local shopkeeper.