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The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe Cover Image Book

The dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe / Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

Dress-maker of Khair Khana (other title)
Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach. (Author).

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.

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  • ISBN: 0061732370
  • ISBN: 0061732478
  • ISBN: 9780061732379
  • ISBN: 9780061732478
  • Physical Description: xxvi, 256 pages : portrait ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Harper, [2011]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-256).
Formatted Contents Note:
The news arrives and everything changes -- A time of goodbyes -- 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 Kamela's faith in good fortune.
Target Audience Note:
1090L Lexile

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Subject:
Sediqi, Kamela, 1977-
Sediqi, Kamela, 1977- > Family.
Businesswomen > Afghanistan > Kabul > Biography.
Community life > Afghanistan > Kabul > History > 21st century.
Dressmakers > Afghanistan > Kabul > Biography.
Sisters > 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.
Genre:
Biographies.

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