She is grounded with a "go for walks around estate with listed people only" condition, while waiting for the big day.
Wise Men Blabber
" And what good is the most beautiful wife is she transforms her house into a living hell? Much better than her - a thousand times at least - is a wife who has not reached a pinnacle of beauty, but nonetheless has made her house a kind of paradise"
This book was a
tough one to handle. I took a long time to finish it - dragged it for months.
Although I am generally a sensitive person, I get over the sad and moving parts
of a story rather quickly. But, it was not possible with this novel. Believe it
or not, I actually had to break at some chapters because I needed a moment to
cry (no, I am not over blowing).
Basically, the
story is about two afghan women – Mariam and Laila. It starts with their
childhood, moves into how their lives cross each other and finally where it
ended. The story takes place mostly, in Kabul and spans from the 1960s to the
present day.
Initially, I
thought the book was better than “The Kite Runner” (also by Hosseini). I could,
somewhat, relate to the characters because they were, like me, Muslim women. I
could understand their feelings, their thoughts and their decision. Also, the
setting in which the story takes place resembled my hometown. Therefore as I
finished each chapter of their lives, I grew closer to them. I felt like I know
them for a very long time.
It is really
hard to imagine that two women could have gone through so much mental and
physical pain. At some points, I felt that Hosseini was hard hearted to have
been so precise in his descriptions. He had definitely intended for the readers
to be shocked and devastated with what Mariam and Laila were put through.
But, underneath all that pain is a
beautiful story about how these women, despite everything they faced, were
strong and hopeful.
Thousand Splendid Suns