Thousand splendid suns (page 17)

Jalil went there to observe. When he returned, Nana stated, he seemed like a superintendent boasting about the spotless dividers and glossy floors of his jail.

"Thus your dad constructed us this rathole."

Nana had relatively hitched once, when she was fifteen. The suitor had been a kid from Shindand, a youthful parakeet dealer. Mariam knew the story from Nana herself, and, however Nana rejected the scene, Mariam could judge by the thoughtful light in her eyes that she had been upbeat. Maybe for the main time in her life, amid those days paving the way to her wedding, Nana had been truly cheerful.