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

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 togethe...

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Main Author: Tzemach Lemmon, Gayle.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Harper, c2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Sidiqi, Kamela, > 1977-
Dressmakers > Afghanistan > Kabul > Biography.
Sisters > Afghanistan > Kabul > Biography.
Businesswomen > Afghanistan > Kabul > Biography.
Community life > Afghanistan > Kabul > History > 21st century.
Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) > Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) > Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Kabul (Afghanistan) > Economic conditions > 21st century.
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.
Physical Description: xxvi, 256 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780061732379 (hardcover)
0061732370 (hardcover)
9780061732478 (pbk.)
0061732478 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is a journalist and the author of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, a New York Times bestseller published in March 2011. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a contributor to the Atlantic's Defense One site covering foreign policy and national security matters. Lemmon graduated with a BA in Journalism summa cum laude from the University of Missouri. From 1997 to 2004, she worked in the ABC News Political Unit, where she served as producer in the first year of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." She graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School (HBS), where she received the 2006 Dean¿s Award for her work on women¿s entrepreneurship.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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