The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe (P.S.) - Softcover

Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061732478 ISBN 13: 9780061732478

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2012

Synopsis

Kamila Sidiqi's life changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. After her father and brother were forced to flee, she became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Banned from school, confined to her home, and armed only with determination, she picked up a needle and thread to create a thriving business that saved their lives. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana tells the incredible true story of this unlikely entrepreneur who mobilized her community under the Taliban. A story of war, it is also a story of family, faith, and resilience in the face of despair. These women are not victims?they are the glue that holds families together; they are the backbone and the heart of their nation. Kamila Sidiqi's journey will inspire you, but it will also change the way you think about one of the most important political and humanitarian issues of our time.

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Product Description:

The New York Times bestseller, written by a former reporter for ABC News, that People magazine called "a transporting, enlightening book" tells the story of a fearless young entrepreneur who brought hope to the lives of dozens of women in war-torn Afghanistan.

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.

Review:

"An inspiring, uplifting story about one woman's extraordinary courage and ingenuity in the face of adversity."--Booklist

"Lemmon tells the riveting true story of Kamila Sidiqi and other women of Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's rise to power."--Business Insider

"By sharing these women's courageously tenacious stories, Lemmon provides readers convincing proof to believe, as well."--BookDragon

"A riveting and important book."--Fast Company

"Rebel Chic: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's real-life tale of a seamstress under the Taliban."--Harper's Bazaar

"A truly uplifting and very true story of how one woman set out to start a business and ended up preserving the dignity of so many women; opened up possibilities for hundreds more; and inspired thousands."--Huffington Post

"Kamia's story is a truly inspiring one and a testament to the ingenuity and resiliency of the human spirit."--BurdaStyle

"A revealing work that contributes to the literature on women under Afghanistan's Taliban regime."--Library Journal

"A fascinating story that touches on family, gender, business, and politics and offers inspiration through the resourceful, determined woman at its heart."--Publishers Weekly

"[Kamila Sidiqi] picked up a needle and thread, a whole lot of courage and became an entrepreneur with her own dressmaking business. She offered work to 100 other local women, forging bonds among oppressed women and creating a real community in very trying times."--New York Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0061732478
• ISBN 13: 9780061732478
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304