Mariam is fifteen years old

Mariam is fifteen years old

• Mariam is fifteen years old

• Nana and Mariam live in a shack outside Herat

• Mariam’s father, Jalil is one of richest in Herat, Afghanistan

• He owns a theatre

• Jalil made Nana a shack after she became pregnant

Mariam was always excited for Jalil’s Visits

• Mariam was always excited for Jalil’s Visits

• Mariam had a tutor, Mullah Faizullah

• Mullah taught Mariam to read from the Ko’ran

• Nana refused to allow Mariam to go to school

Nana knew one day Jalil would betray Mariam

• Nana knew one day Jalil would betray Mariam

• Nana discouraged Mariam to like Jalil

• Nana told Mariam she would suicide if Mariam ever left her

• Mariam goes to meet up with Jalil to watch a movie

• Jalil never showed up

• Mariam finds Nana has hanged herself on a tree

• Jalil finally takes Mariam into his house

Weeks later marries her to 45 year old Rasheed

• Weeks later marries her to 45 year old Rasheed

• Mariam becomes pregnant

• Months later Mariam has accident, baby dies

• Novel switches to story of Laila

• Hakim and Fariba have three children : two boys in army and Laila

Fariba and Hakim’s two boys in army have died in battle

• Fariba and Hakim’s two boys in army have died in battle

• Laila’s has a close friend and neighbour named Tariq

• Tariq lost his leg in war

• Before he leaves for Pakistan, Laila and Tariq have sex

• One day a missile hits Laila’s house

• Killed Fariba and Hakim and Laila is injured

Laila wakes up in the hands of Rasheed and Mariam

• Laila wakes up in the hands of Rasheed and Mariam

• Laila finds out she’s pregnant

• Laila remembers Tariq said he would come back for her

• Rasheed sets up a guy to inform Laila that Tariq has died

• Laila marries Rasheed

• Mariam does not talk to Laila for days

Laila’s baby is born and named Aziza

• Laila’s baby is born and named Aziza

• Rasheed takes good care until he finds out its not his daughter

• Laila and Rasheed have a baby named Zalmai

• Rasheed loses job and war gets worse

• Laila puts Aziza in orphanage

• Aziza would get proper meals this way

Tariq comes to Rasheed’s house

• Tariq comes to Rasheed’s house

• Laila is joyful at Tariq and at the same time mad at Rasheed

• She realizes Rasheed had set it up

• When Rasheed finds out Laila was talking to Tariq, he tries to kill Laila

• To save Laila, Mariam kills Rasheed

• She hits him with a shovel

Mariam turns herself in, she is executed

• Mariam turns herself in, she is executed

• Laila and Tariq marry

• They along with kids run to Pakistan

• They come back to Afghanistan after US invades

• They volunteer for the orphanage

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