02144cam a2200385 4500 2357468038 TxAuBib 20110322120000.0 100518s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780061732379 hardcover 0061732370 hardcover 9780061732478 pbk. 0061732478 pbk. (OCoLC)627701014 DLC DLC YDX YDXCP UPZ MOF MLY RLS TxAuBib Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach. The dressmaker of Khair Khana [BOOK] : 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. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references. 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. 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. 20110506. 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.