by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon · Harper Perennial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780061732478
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«The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe» is the biographical account by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon published by Harper Perennial in paperback, 256 pages, in English.
The book tells the true story of Kamila Sidiqi, a young Afghan woman who, after the Taliban took Kabul, becomes the sole support of her five siblings. Forbidden from working and studying, Kamila starts a sewing business from her home that employs other women in her neighbourhood. The author, who spent years documenting her story, shows how female initiative and solidarity sustained many families during oppression.
Reprint edition from Harper Perennial, published on 20 March 2012. Part of the Harper Perennial P.S. series, which includes additional material of interviews and perspectives.
For readers interested in true stories of female resilience, life in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, and the role of women as economic providers for their communities.
