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*POSSIBLE SPOILER*

Taking place in Cairo, Egypt, in 1917, Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad runs a tight and strict home, and he has some of the toughest rules for his family. His family is expected to be religious and obedient. They cannot question their father's behavior and actions even when Yasin had seen him with another woman, for example.

Main Characters include:

• Al Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad
• Amina, the wife
• Yasin, son from Abd al-Jawad's first marriage
• Fahmy, son from Abd al-Jawad and Amina's marriage
• Kamal, son
• Khadijah, daughter
• Aisha, daughter

Amina is a submissive role. She does not have any type of real conversation with her husband. She also acts as a personal servant to her husband. She pretends not to know about her husband's affairs with other women.

Yasin has more things in common with his father than he previously thought. They both love women and have unlawful relationships with them. They both like to drink, listen and play music. Yasin also looks like his father. Eventually, his father marries him off.

Fahmy is a serious law student. He is involved with the nationalist movement against Britain. He is more of an idealist. He becomes aware of his father's actions.

Kamal is the youngest child. He befriends British soldiers. He is also close to his mom and sisters. He becomes disappointed when his sisters marry.

Khadijah is the elder daughter. She is known to have a sharp tongue and be sarcastic on many things. She is also less beautiful than Aisha, her younger sister. Khadijah has this fear that her sister will marry before her.

Aisha does get married before Khadijah. She always tries to be on good terms with Khadijah.