Two young men who grew up in the neighborhood return to Kabul in an effort to reclaim their family's property. Markos works in a hospital where a young girl named Roshi is in need of plastic surgeries. Talian encourages his love of photography and Markos eventually becomes a surgeon. They are uneasy with each other at first but come to be best friends.
A large section of her lower face is literally missing. Then he discovers that the daughter, Thalia, has been brutally deformed by a dog attack. When his mother's friend shows up with her daughter, Markos is excited to meet her. Markos is from Greece and he grew up with his mother, a school teacher who felt strongly that people should be treated fairly. He lends the house to several people who volunteer in various capacities, helping the people of Kabul. When Suleiman dies, Nabi inherits the house and property from Suleiman but the wealth is more than he needs. Actually, he lives for many years and Nabi cares for him. When Suleiman has a devastating stroke, Pari and Nila move to Paris and Pari is told her father has died. Pari eventually comes to believe the Wahdatis are her biological parents. Abdullah and Pari are very close and they are heartbroken at the separation. His name is Nabi and he works for the Wahdatis. The adoption is coordinated by the brother of Pari's stepmother. Saboor has agreed to sell Pari to Nila and Suleiman Wahdati, a wealthy couple who are unable to have children of their own. Saboor is unable to buy the necessities for his family and one child has already died because of the brutal winter without adequate heat in the house.
The family arrives in Kabul and the reader learns the purpose behind Saboor's story. The father chooses to leave the child, believing that's the best thing for the child though the father is heartbroken. There, he discovers the child is happy and healthy but he has to decide whether to retrieve the child, pulling him back into a life of hardship, or leave him to live his happy life apart from his family.
The father, driven by grief, goes to the monster's lair to fight the beast. The father draws names to decide which child will be sacrificed and the monster takes that child. If the family refuses, the monster will take all the children. He tells them the story of a monster who demands that a family give up one of their children. Abdullah and his sister, Pari, are traveling to the neighboring town of Kabul with their father, Saboor.
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