Summary

This section includes three chapters titled “The Fourth Visit”, “Just like your Baba”, and “Village Building” (271, 289, 301). “The Fourth Visit” is told from Niloo’s perspective in 2008 Istanbul. She and Gui arrive at the hotel and when she sees her Baba, she is not sure he is her father as he has aged significantly. She notices his back teeth are missing and hugs him carefully. Baba holds his green beads, and a cane with a lion’s head. Baba is excited to meet Gui, and this enchantment embarrasses Niloo.

Kian arrives at the hotel, though he is still angry at Baba for what happened in Madrid. They go for a walk and Kian takes as many spices as he can grab. Baba delights Gui and Kian with his random idioms and sayings such as while eating a pistachio-lamb skewer saying, “This is very good...