The author plays with hope and relations in this tale. It’s a far more complicated plot than the more linear one in The Kite Runner. Leaving the twist.
There are a series of events that happen to the main protagonist. She is thrown from her once perfect life to one of many tough choices and difficulties. The character development is done through the subplots and the intimacy of the relations. The lies, misery and hardships of an afghan girl is painted vividly and in a painful manner by the author. There were few instances when even I thought he was being a pervert. But things changed over the course of this read.
To get the sensation of hope, sadness has to be experienced. and in a similar fashion this one made me feel. Feel strained at first, then painful and at the very last a reserved touch of hope. The tough times are portrayed with the help of Mariam. Aziza as a symbol of hope. And the life of women. Tough and difficult through her.
Definitely a must read and ranked high in my collection.