The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe
New York : Harper, [2011]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xxvi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"We're far more accustomed to--and comfortable with--seeing women portrayed as victims of war who deserve our sympathy rather than as resilient survivors who demand our respect..."
Former ABC journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells the riveting true story of Kamila Sidiqi and other women of Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's fearful rise to power. In what Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, calls "one of the most inspiring books I have ever read," Lemmon recounts with novelistic vividness the true story of a fearless young woman who not only reinvented herself as an entrepreneur to save her family but, in the face of ferocious opposition, brought hope to the lives of dozens of women in war-torn Kabul.
Contents:
The news arrives and everything changes -- A time of good-byes -- Stitching the future back together -- The plan goes to market -- An idea is born-- but will it work? -- Class is in session -- An unexpected wedding party -- A new opportunity knocks -- Danger in the night sky -- Epilogue : Kabul Jan, Kaweyan, and Kamila's faith in good fortune.
Subjects:
Sediqi, Kamela, 1977-
Sediqi, Kamela, 1977- -- Family.
Dressmakers -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.
Sisters -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.
Businesswomen -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.
Community life -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- History -- 21st century.
Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) -- Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Sediqi, Kamela, 1977-
Sediqi, Kamela, 1977- -- Family.
Dressmakers -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.
Sisters -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.
Businesswomen -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.
Community life -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- History -- 21st century.
Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) -- Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Target Audience: 1090L
ISBN:
9780061732379 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Sediqi, Kamela | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Sediqi, Kamela | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Biography | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-253).