The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe
Title:
The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe
Author:
Tzemach Lemmon, Gayle.
ISBN:
9780061732379
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Harper, c2011.
Physical Description:
xxvi, 256 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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.
Abstract:
Presents the story of a fearless young woman who became a dress-making entrepreneur in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, thus saving her family and bringing hope to the lives of dozens of women in her war-torn nation.
