After they are killed, Laila's mother Fariba is never the same. As Tariq and Laila grow up, she falls in love with him.Īhmad and Noor, Laila's two older brothers, leave to fight for the Mujahideen in the jihad. Tariq lost one of his legs from a land mine.
Since her youth, Laila has a close male friend named Tariq. Laila is born sometime after the marriage of Mariam and Rasheed. At one point, Jalil tries to visit Mariam in Kabul, but she will not see him. Over time, Rasheed becomes verbally and physically abusive. Mariam gets pregnant seven times but loses the baby each time due to a health complication. At first, Rasheed is sweet and brings her gifts. Mariam protests to no avail Mariam and Rasheed marry and go to Kabul. Jalil's wife tells Mariam that Mariam is to be married off to a shoe shop owner named Rasheed in Kabul.
Jalil's chauffeur drives Mariam back home, where she finds that her mother has hanged herself.Īfter Nana's funeral, Jalil takes Mariam in, but she no longer adores him. She sleeps outside Jalil's house waiting for him, but he will not see her. Jalil agrees to do so, but he does not come at the expected time. Mariam's other friend, Mullah Faizullah, teaches her the Koran and listens to her problems.Įventually, Mariam askes Jalil to take her to the cinema to see the new cartoon of Pinocchio. Jalil visits Mariam once a week, telling stories and bringing gifts. Jalil has multiple legitimate wives and children, but Mariam is an illegitimate "harami" or bastard. Nana had worked as a housemaid for the wealthy cinema owner Jalil, Mariam's father, but after she became pregnant, Jalil cast her out to the shack. Mariam, a young girl, lives in a small shack with her mother, Nana, outside of the city of Herat in Afghanistan.
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