Chapter 10 Summary

Nazneen observes Karim closely, but inconspicuously. Karim tells her that his uncle owns the "sweatshop" which she works for. Karim is sure of himself, but he stammers when he speaks Bengali. The second time he stops by the flat, Karim comes running in with a box of "filthy leaflets" he had snatched from members of the Lion Hearts, an organization he describes as "a front." When Nazneen refers to Bangladesh as "our country," Karim makes it clear that he considers England to be his country. Karim talks to Nazneen while he waits for her to finish sewing a few hems

Chanu often works in the evening for Kampton Kars, so evenings at the flat are more relaxed for Nazneen and the girls. As Nazneen sews, she thinks of all the money she has stashed away in different parts of the house. Her wages...