When I chose this novel I didn't expect it to be so focused on Fadi and his guilt, rather than his sister. Only in the last chapter was she found and returned to her family, much later than I had expected. The novel really was about overcoming challenges and sticking with it, even if all seems hopeless. Each of the family members blame themselves, and each do their best to help find Fadi's missing sister, even though so much time had passed. Overall, the novel surprised me. It turned out to be a much different story than I was expecting. I'll admit, I enjoyed the beginning more than the farfetched end of the book, though that was mainly due to the fact that the readers were given a brief history course to help us understand life in Afghanistan, something I found very interesting. Nonetheless, the novel had a decent plot line and a solid meaning. Who could complain?
