Publisher Description
“We’re far more accustomed to—and comfortable with—seeing women portrayed as victims of war who deserve our sympathy rather than as resilient survivors who demand our respect…”
Former ABC journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells the riveting true story of Kamila Sidiqi and other women of Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s fearful rise to power. In what Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, calls “one of the most inspiring books I have ever read,” Lemmon recounts with novelistic vividness the true story of a fearless young woman who not only reinvented herself as an entrepreneur to save her family but, in the face of ferocious opposition, brought hope to the lives of dozens of women in war-torn Kabul.
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“Eye-opening! Terrific read that started out a bit slow with the reporter “talking” to the reader about why she wrote the book and her personal worries (in her defence…they later dovetailed nicely with those of the main character). Noble characters that I can only hope will demonstrate that people are people wherever they live, whatever they believe, whoever they pray to. An important story for everyone to know, esp. women and those who love them.”
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Caroline (5 out of 5 stars)
