Summary

On the island in Chapter 25, Imran has begun to help Nargis repair the book that was damaged by the military-intelligence man. One of the book’s sections is entitled “The Book of Warning” (214), which details moments in history when violence arose because “a people failed to value others” (215).

In Chapter 26, Nargis, Imran, and Helen listen to music together using Imran’s MP3 player. Two nights later, Nargis asks if Imran still has family in Kashmir. Imran says that his grandfather lives there still and is being looked after by a family friend, but Imran does not know if he will ever be able to return safely to Kashmir. Privately, Nargis remembers meeting Massud at a student party in Zamana. She fell in love with him and soon realized that she would never be able to shed her new identity if she were to have...