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Nadia Hashimi

Sparks Like Stars: A Novel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

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Part 2, Chapter 50-Epilogue

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Part 2: “November 2008”

Part 2, Chapter 50 Summary

Aryana flies to Afghanistan with Antonia and Clay, to whom she has told her story. He asked to come with to write a story about the antiquities. He talks about his work as they sit together on the plane and what it is like to return home after seeing war.

Part 2, Chapter 51 Summary

Aryana observes the other passengers and notices few Westerners. She is nervous to be returning to Afghanistan. She and Antonia both wear headscarves when they exit the plane. They take a taxi through town, and Aryana thinks Kabul is “a jungle of juxtapositions” (366), ancient and modern side by side. They arrive at the Hotel Intercontinental, which is luxurious and secure; the Taliban have been routed, but not eradicated. Antonia remembers her old apartment on Chicken Street.

Part 2, Chapter 52 Summary

Aryana checks messages and sees that Adam has called. They meet Clay for breakfast and meet their driver, Waleed. As they tour the town, Aryana sees buildings she once knew reduced to rubble. Aryana asks to see her old neighborhood, which Waleed says suffered much during the civil war. There is little left of her old home, and Aryana runs the sand through her fingers. They visit OMAR, the Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation.

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