Neither girl’s opinion is more valid than the other however, as they have both had completely different upbringings. Sunny, who misses Afghanistan and her own little world of Cafe, now needs to make sense of her life without Jack and a vineyard left to her. While you will be eager to know what will happen next, thanks to Zara who maintains this feeling throughout the book, the previous characters of Sunny and Yazmina won't appeal to you that much.

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I loved the change in Ahmet's personality and how he became somehow open minded, and that speech he said when he held his daughter was so touching:"). Kat has spent the better part of her life relishing in the freedom of Western culture, whereas Layla finds comfort in her traditions. Rodriguez displays some supreme storytelling skills, exploring thought-provoking themes while keeping the underlying "feel" of the book light. Providing no real challenge to the reader, this was a good, comfortable read that ties up any loose plot ends.To see a woman so in love and with the man of her dreams and encouraging the next generation is such a brilliant thing. Another new face to add to the mix is Kat, a young woman who escaped to America as a child and has turned her back on the traditions of Islam and the Afghan culture. At first, I was not too keen on the American sections, but soon came to see how important they were to the story – in particular to the way in which Sunny adapted to her new life back in USA, and how Layla learned (through Kat) from her stay in America the ideas that lead to her becoming the feminist warrior she was in book three. I was surprised that I still remembered much of the first book considering I’m heading into my 4th year of university. And then there is Zara, who is about to be forced into a marriage with devastating consequences, even for Halajan's family.

In Kabul, Ahmet goes to university, enjoying the group discussions with other male students about the possible future for Afghanistan. But overall it was a nice story to read and once it kicked off I was interested in what was happening with them.Zara and her family had gone in to hiding to get away from faheem her sister's headmaster who wanted to marry Zara. I have never read a book about Kabul and having so many different types of people all in one book was very universal, inclusive and felt real to today.