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The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe / Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
TITLE:
The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe / Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
By:
Tzemach Lemmon, Gayle.
Publication Date:
2011
Publication Information:
New York : Harper,
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
xxvi, 256 p.
Subject Term:
Dressmakers -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.

Sisters -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.

Businesswomen -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Biography.

Communities -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- History -- 21st century.
Geographic Term:
Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) -- Biography.

Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Biography.

Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.

Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-256).
Summary:
The incredible true account of Kamila Sidiqi who, when her father and brother were forced to flee Kabul, 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 and held her family together.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780062072207
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