A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is as powerful as his other novel "The Kite Runner" so far. In the book, Mariam is one of the 11 daughters Jalil has. Her mother Nana is one of the wives that doesn't live with Jalil. Instead he had people build her a kolba, which basically is a tiny little hut; no room. Nana has been through a lot and usually doesn't like Jalil's visits with Mariam because he abandoned her.
On Mariam's 15th birthday, Jalil payed a visit. "I know what I want" Mariam said. She told him she wanted him take her to the cinema. Jalil and Nana looked at each other with grief. He said that he couldn't do that. Mariam didn't get why. "Ill have my driver take you" Jalil said, but Mariam wanted him to take her. Then Jalil said he would meet her the next day to take her. Unfortunately when that day came he didn't show up, so she started for the town by herself.

I can feel bad things on the way....