▁with ▁her ▁be au . ▁ ▁F aw ad ▁J al al ▁as ▁Has an , ▁Sultan ' s ▁friend . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁and ▁moves ▁back ▁to ▁L ah ore ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁course ▁to ▁marry ▁his ▁true ▁love , ▁his ▁cousin ▁Sh af a q . ▁ ▁Nad ia ▁Afghan ▁as ▁M um t az , ▁the ▁oldest ▁daughter . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 6 , ▁Bil q ees ▁married ▁her ▁off ▁to ▁Z ia , ▁and ▁she ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁P un j ab ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁Z ia ▁and ▁their ▁children , ▁and ▁is ▁task ed ▁with ▁finding ▁Sultan ▁a ▁b ride ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁when ▁he ▁comes ▁to ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁Sh az ia ▁Afghan ▁as ▁Sob ia - a api , ▁So ha ' s ▁older ▁sister , ▁wife ▁of ▁Far oo q . ▁While ▁she ▁lov es ▁her ▁family , ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁best ▁house keeper , ▁and ▁can ' t ▁seem ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁things ▁like ▁cook ing ▁and ▁clean ing , ▁often ▁found ▁sleep ing ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁time , ▁with ▁no ▁sense ▁of ▁time , ▁possibly ▁indicating ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁going ▁through ▁de pression . ▁Her ▁apparent ▁a path y , ▁is ▁a ▁b one ▁of ▁cont ention ▁with ▁Far oo q . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁their ▁parents , ▁So ha ▁lives ▁with ▁Sob ia ▁and ▁her ▁family , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁welcome ▁relief , ▁helping ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁children ,