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020			_a9780061732379
020			_a9780062072207
082			_aDS 375 .K2 .L46 2011
100			_aLemmon, Gayle Tzemach.
245			_aThe dressmaker of Khair Khana : five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe / Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York, NY : HarperCollins Publisher, c2011.
300			_axxvi, 256 p. ; 22 cm.
500			_a“Includes bibliography”—(p. 245-256).
500			_aContents: Introduction—1. The news arrives and everything changes—2. A time of goodbyes—3. Stitching the future back together—4. The plan goes to market—5. An idea is born...but will it work?—6. Class is in session—7. An unexpected wedding party—8. A new opportunity knocks—9. Danger in the night sky—Epilogue : Kabul Jan, Kaweyan, and Kamila’s faith in good fortune—Acknowledgments—Select bibliography—Resources.
500			_aSummary: 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.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aKabul (Afghanistan) – Social life and customs – 21st century.
650			_aKabul (Afghanistan) – Economic conditions – 21st century.
650			_aKabul (Afghanistan) – Biography.
650			_aKhair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) – Biography.
650			_aCommunity life – Afghanistan – Kabul – History – 21st century.
650			_aBusinesswomen – Afghanistan – Kabul – Biography.
650			_aSisters – Afghanistan – Kabul – Biography.
650			_aDressmakers – Afghanistan – Kabul – Biography.
650			_aSediqi, Kamela, 1977- – Family.
650			_aSediqi, Kamela, 1977-.
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