CONTENTS

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Epigraph
5. Introduction
6. I
   1. Companion
   2. Daughter Number Eight
   3. Dogs Are Not to Blame
   4. A Common Language
   5. The Late Shift
   6. The Most Beautiful Lips in the World
7. II
   1. I Don’t Have the Flying Wings
   2. Bad Luck
   3. What Are Friends For?
   4. D for Daud
   5. Falling from the Summit of Dreams
   6. An Imprint on the Wall
8. III
   1. The Black Crow of Winter
   2. Silver Ring
   3. Sandals
   4. The Worms
   5. Khurshid Khanum, Rise and Shine
   6. My Pillow’s Journey of Eleven Thousand, Eight Hundred, and Seventy-Six Kilometers
9. IV
   1. Ajah
   2. The Red Boots
   3. Blossom
   4. Haska’s Decision
   5. Please Turn the Air Conditioning On, Sir
10. Afterword
11. Acknowledgments
12. Discover More
13. About the Author