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Tzemach Lemmon, Gayle.
The dressmaker of Khair Khana :
five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe /
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
1st ed.
New York, NY :
Harper,
2011.
xxvi, 256 p. :
port ;
22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-256).
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 -- Kabul Jan, Kaweyan, and Kamila's faith in good fortune.
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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Sediqi, Kamela
1977-
Sediqi, Kamela
1977-
Family.
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.
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