Laila's father Hakim can only remember those two verses. Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.” (p.172) “One could not count the moons that shine on her roofs, The title is drawn from a 17th century Persian poem by Saib-e-Tabrizi, It is a paean to the city of Kabul. Mariam's mother Nana loses hope and only her bitterness and not her love are visible to Mariam. How do the characters reconcile their feelings of hope and despair? It's a necessary process for survival. The reality is a collage of horror: Laila's childhood friend Gita's burnt and dismembered body defiled corpses in the streets rubble and daily rocket blasts. Laila and her family have anchored their identities to memories of happiness in Kabul. She only realizes his shallowness and cowardice when he betrays her on her 15th birthday. For example, five-year-old Mariam idealizes the affection of her biological father Jalil. Beneath a beguiling story lies a dynamic between idealism and reality.
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