The dressmaker of Khair Khana: five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, NY :, ©2011
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st edition.
Physical Desc:
xxvi, 256 pages ; 22 cm
Lexile measure:
1090L
Rating:
1090L
Status:
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.
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958.1 LEM
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East Lyme Public Adult Biography
B SEDIQI, KAMILA (Lemmon)
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Essex Adult Biography
B SEDIQI
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Guilford Adult Non-Fiction
958.1 LEMMON
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Ivoryton Adult Biography
BIO SIDIQI
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Meriden Adult Biography
BIO SIDIQI, K
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BIO Sidiqi
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DS375 .K2 T94 2011
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New London Adult Non Fiction
B SEDIQI
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North Branford/Atwater Adult Biography
Biography SIDIQI
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North Haven Adult Biography
Biography Sidiqi, Kamila
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Old Lyme A Non-Fiction 900
958.1047 LEM
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Non-Fiction
B SEDIQI TZEMACHL
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Orange/Case Adult Biography
Biography SIDIQI Tzemach Lemmon
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92 SIDIQI
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Wallingford Adult Biographies
958.1 LEMMON
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Westbrook Adult Non-Fiction
B SEDIQI
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Woodbridge Adult Biography
B SEDIQI
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Businesswomen -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.
Community life -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- History -- 21st century.
Dressmakers -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) -- Biography.
Sediqi, Kamela, -- 1977-
Sediqi, Kamela, -- 1977- -- Family.
Sisters -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.
Community life -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- History -- 21st century.
Dressmakers -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) -- Biography.
Sediqi, Kamela, -- 1977-
Sediqi, Kamela, -- 1977- -- Family.
Sisters -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780061732379, 9780061732478
Lexile measure:
1090
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience
1090L,Lexile
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APA Citation (style guide)
Lemmon, G. T. The dressmaker of Khair Khana: five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe. 1st edition.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe. .
MLA Citation (style guide)Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe. 1st edition.
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