Apricots
Ah, the sweet taste of friendship. From the first day Shauzia meets up with Parvana in the marketplace, she gives her dried apricots to nibble on—and the gift is much appreciated. When Parvana ta...
Shalwar Kameez
Everyone has a favorite outfit, and the going look for Afghan men and women is the shalwar kameez. The shalwar is flouncy pajama-like pants and the kameez is a long tunic, and these outfits tell us...
Flowers
This is just a little symbol in the book, but we think it's a particularly cool one, so we wanted to be sure to include it. When it's time for Parvana to leave Afghanistan, she wants to say goodbye...
The Window Woman
While the Window Woman is technically a person, since no one ever sees her or is even sure that she actually exists, we're going to treat her as a symbol. And while nobody likes to be treated like...