Caraval is a story of two sisters, Scarlett and Tella, who are stuck on a small island. Their whole lives have been controlled by their abusive father, so they are trying to find a way to escape their home as well as Scarlett's arranged marriage to a duke she had never met. After years of writing letters to Legend, the master, Scarlett finally gets tickets to Caraval, an interactive show filled with deception and magic.
In China during the year of 1469, young Tan Yunxian accepts her fate of being married off at the age of fifteen into an acceptable family to a husband who she has already bound her feet for. Yunxian’s life changes drastically with the matter of only one night when her mother falls ill and eventually dies due to her neglecting her bound feet. Yunxian begins to grieve and harbors an interest in medicine after she is sent to live with her grandparents with her servant and father’s concubine, Miss Zhao.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a tale set during Afghanistan's history from the 1960s to the early 2000s. The novel intertwines the lives of two women, Mariam and Laila, whose fates are bound by tragedy, war, and their shared marriage to the abusive Rasheed. Mariam, an illegitimate child shunned by society, and Laila, a beautiful young girl with a promising future, form an unlikely bond that transcends their harsh circumstances.
Caraval is a story of the love of two sisters, Scarlett and Tella. Scarlett has always dreamed of going to the magical performance of Caraval. The only thing stopping her and her sister is their cruel father, who hasn't let them leave the island. Now Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her as well. However, Scarlett's dream has come true, as she receives an invitation to the show. With the help of a mysterious sailor, she and her sister leave the island.
Naila comes from an immigrant Pakistani family where she isn’t allowed to enjoy many of the privileges her friends are lucky enough to have, including a boyfriend. But right before she graduates high school, her parents discover that she has a secret boyfriend and decide to take a family vacation to Pakistan to reeducate Naila. Naila even starts to enjoy herself a little, but her new life takes a turn for the worse when her parents decide that they want her to get married, and have already found her a husband in Pakistan for her arranged marriage.
