I had gotten on the wait list for this a while back and had completely forgotten what it was about, so it was a poignant surprise to find myself reading a book about Afghan refugees during the crisis in Kabul. Firuzeh and her family suffer terror, loss, and indignity trying to find asylum in Australia. Yu does an amazing job depicting their heartbreaking trials and small victories, their desperate love and petty cruelties, and reaches out to also occasionally share the viewpoints of those around them, with the emotions hinted at in conversation instead of sketched outright. I also liked the magical realism aspect, how Firuzeh’s losses turned into things that literally haunted her, but not in ways that you’d expect. Really beautiful book.