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100 1 $aLemmon, Gayle Tzemach.
245 14 $aThe dressmaker of Khair Khana :$bfive sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe /$cGayle Tzemach Lemmon.
250 $a1st Harper Perennial ed.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bHarper Perennial,$c2012.
300 $axxvi, 256, 14 pages :$billustrations, map, portrait ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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500 $aOriginally published: New York, NY : Harper, ©2011.
500 $a"P.S.-- insights, interviews & more-- " includes "About the author" (Meet Gayle Tzemach Lemmon ; A conversation with Gayle Lemmon), "About the book" (Lessons from The dressmaker); "Read on" (A reader's guide : questions and topics for discussion ; A timeline of Afghan history : events that shaped Kamila's world), (14 p. following p. 256).
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 245-256).
505 0 $aThe news arrives and everything changes -- A time of good-byes -- 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.
520 $aThe 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.
600 10 $aSediqi, Kamela,$d1977-
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651 0 $aKhair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan)$vBiography.
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651 0 $aKabul (Afghanistan)$xSocial life and customs$y21st century.
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