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Author Tzemach Lemmon, Gayle. 275770

Title The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe / Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

Imprint New York, NY : Harper, c2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PHS Non-Fiction  958.1 Tzemach    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description 234 p. : 22 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents The news arrives and everything changes -- A time of goodbyes -- 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 Kamela's faith in good fortune.
Summary The life of Kamila Sidiqihad known changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul. After receiving a teaching degree during the civil war, a rare achievement for any Afghan woman, Kamila was subsequently banned from school and confined to her home. When her father and brother were forced to flee the city, Kamila became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Armed only with grit and determination, she picked up a needle and thread and created a thriving business of her own.
Subject Sediqi, Kamela. 1977- 275771
Sediqi, Kamela. 1977- -- Family. 275772
Dressmakers -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography. 275773
Sisters -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography. 275774
Businesswomen -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography. 275775
Community life -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- History -- 21st century. 275776
Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) -- Biography. 275777
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Biography. 275778
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century. 275779
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century. 275780
ISBN 0061732370
9780061732379 (hardcover)
9780061732478 (pbk.)

 
    
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