[2] The Necessary Beggar tells the story of alleged murderer Darroti and his family after he is exiled from the city of Lémabantunk in Gandiffri, a paradisaical land built on the central idea of community.

Unable to speak the language or explain their origins, the family is prohibited from being officially admitted into the country but impossible to deport.

When a bomb planted by an anti-immigration group explodes in the camp, Lisa helps the family escape under the guise of death.

Zamatryna continues to flourish in school, convinced that education is the only way to make her family's life easier, while the adults acquire work.

Publishers Weekly called the novel "a sharp meditation on refugees and displaced persons and a tragicomedy of cultural differences.