From the Book - First Grand Central Publishing edition.
Introduction / Lyse Doucet. I. Companion / Maryam Mahjoba ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai --
Daughter number eight / Freshta Ghani ; translated from the Pashto by Zarghuna Kargar --
Dogs are not to blame / Masouma Kawsari ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai --
A common language / Fatema Haidari ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai --
The late shift / Sharifa Pasun ; translated from the Pashto by Zarghuna Kargar --
The most beautiful lips in the world / Elahe Hosseini ; translated from the Dari by Dr Negeen Kargar. --
II. I don't have the flying wings / Batool Haidari ; translated from the Dari by Parwana Fayyaz --
Bad luck / Atifa Mozaffari ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai --
What are friends for? / Sharifa Pasun ; translated from the Pashto by Dr Negeen Kargar --
D is for Daud / Anahita Gharib Nawaz ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai --
Falling from the summit of dreams / Parand ; translated from the Dari by Parwana Fayyaz --
An imprint on the wall / Masouma Kawsari ; translated from the Dari by Parwana Fayyaz. --
III. The black crow of winter / Marie Bamyani ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai --
Silver ring / Freshta Ghani ; translated from the Pashto by Shekiba Habib --
Sandals / Maliha Naji ; translated from the Pashto by Shekiba Habib and Zarghuna Kargar --
The worms / Fatima Saadat --
Khurshid Khanum, rise and shine / Batool Haidari ; translated from the Dari by Dr Parwana Fayyaz and Dr Zubair Popalazai --
My pillow's journey of eleven thousand, eight hundred and seventy-six kilometres / Farangis Elyassi ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai. --
IV. Ajah / Fatema Khavari ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai --
The red boots / Naeema Ghabni ; translated from the Pashto by Shekiba Habib and Zarghuna Kargar --
Blossom / Zainab Akhlaqi ; translated from the Dari by Dr Negeen Kargar --
Haska's decision / Rana Zurmaty ; translated from the Pashto by Shekiba Habib --
Please turn the air conditioning on, sir / Maryam Mahjoba ; translated from the Dari by [Dr] Parwana Fayyaz and Dr Zubair Popalazai. --
Afterword / Lucy Hannah --
