The book is a collection of different stories from perspectives of
different characters in nine chapters through a war ravaged Afghanistan across
generations and continents. The plot begins in the year 1952 in Afghanistan,
when a ten year old boy is separated from his little sister, as his father
reluctantly gives away his daughter to a wealthy childless couple. This
separation which devastates the boy, is the heart of the entire book. The story
then rolls over to a war torn Kabul and exodus and how land gets grabbed by war
criminals and plight of refugees returning back. It moves across Paris, Greek
island of Tinos and United States. It unfolds with sibling love and proceeds on
to define complex relationships between children and aging parents.
The author has managed to create powerful and complicated characters and
situations and is definitely a must read. In a scale of 10 we give it 8.
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