Hosseini originally scripted the character as an American woman, but he later agreed to rewrite her as an Afghan immigrant after his editor did not find her background believable for her role in the story.
Nun principio, Hosseini escribiu a personaxe como unha muller americana, pero posteriormente accedeu a rescribila como unha inmigrante afgá despois de que o seu editor non atopase crible o seu papel na historia.