The Aunts (Aida, Aisha, Farida, Nazli) Timeline and Summary

When Ahmed returns from dropping off her sibs at Cambridge, she falls ill with pneumonia and her aunties come to nurse her. Nazli is especially good at this job.
Ahmed remembers fun times with her aunts in Grandmother's rooms at Zatoun. Aisha and Farida are particularly hilarious, making fun of stern Grandfather.
Ahmed tells us that her aunts (and her mother) are all beautiful women.
Nazli (who has five children) and Aisha (athletic and fun) have happy marriages.
Aisha would take Ahmed and the other children of the family on long walks and adventures in the summer. Ahmed would swim with her.
Aunt Aida has an unhappy marriage and suffers from depression. She endures horrible "therapies" to treat it and winds up killing herself.
Aunt Farida also has an unhappy marriage and isn't helped at all by her family.
Ahmed remembers a summer trip that she takes with Aisha when they pass by El Alamein.
She takes refuge at Aisha's cabin during the summer beach vacay from hell, when her family gets on each other's nerves.
When Ahmed goes to Girton, she often recalls her aunties and the community of support at Zatoun.