The Breadwinner

Deborah Ellis

ISBN 10: 0756939178 / ISBN 13: 9780756939175

Published by Perfection Learning, 2001

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00072929653

Synopsis:

The Breadwinner brings to life an issue that has recently exploded in the international media -- the reality of life under the Taliban. Young Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Because he has a foreign education, her father is arrested by the Taliban, the religious group that controls the country. Since women cannot appear in public unless covered head to toe, or go to school, or work outside the home, the family becomes increasingly desperate until Parvana conceives a plan. She cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy to earn money for her family. Parvana's determination to survive is the force that drives this novel set against the backdrop of an intolerable situation brought about by war and religious fanaticism.

Deborah Ellis spent several months talking with women and girls in Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan and Russia. This suspenseful, timely novel is the result of those encounters.

Review: Ellis tells it as it is... this simple tale has the ring of authenticity Guardian Education While the story is bleak, Parvana's courage and determination to survive in a man's world is heartening TES

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Breadwinner
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good