Sub-title: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe
This was a good read for the perspective it provided on life in Afghanistan for women during the reign of the Taliban. I enjoy history and getting an understanding of countries I've never been to and cultures I know little about.
The writing was rather trite, not even good journalistic style, which is the author's background.
As the title and sub-title explain, a woman (one of the 5 sisters) supports her family as a dressmaker. She creates an entire business, producing clothes in their home, employing other women in the community while the Taliban's rule forbade them from any freedom. The woman, about 17 at the time, went on to become an official in Afghanistan's post-Taliban government working on business development.
Published: 2011 Read: July 2019 Genre: Non-fiction
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