This section struck me as a very
interesting section in that it continues the drama of Abdul and Asha after the
mess has been made. This section is largely them coping with the event and
making due. Abdul, struggling with the new prison life, realizes he has
feelings and emotions he once shut out for the sake of productivity and
efficiency. He becomes a student, and he gets inspired despite his abysmal
living conditions. Asha, post-Fatima, is attempting to marry her daughter in
her home village. Her family recounts her youth in the rural village and notes
the family’s fairer skin. Asha’s daughter, eager to be married, is a bit of a
difficult girl to marry off, since some think of her as too smart, and Asha
thinks some of the men too poor. To top it all off several people have been
found dead of somewhat bizarre and mysterious causes, of which some are blaming
a curse caused by Fatima.
Overall this section depicts life
after catastrophe, with the mysterious deaths, the flood, and Fatima’s burning/death.
Some have simply adjusted to new life, some are struggling, and some are transitioning
perhaps a little too slowly. Boo writes
with detail and intrigue, and I keep being drawn into the book, despite it
having been so long since I last read it. Her explanation of characters and
places seems so ripe with detail that even though a lot of this might be second
hand accounts, it feels like both you and are right up in it.
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