The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Kair Khana is a section of Kabul, Afghanistan. This true tale of a family who lived through Taliban rule there focuses on the second of five daughters whose energy and ambition drives her to start a dress making business in the family home. Since women were no longer allowed to go to school or hold a job, this was a dangerous enterprise. How the girls survived and supported the rest of their family is an inspiring story that gives an inside look at what it was like to live in Kabul in the 1990s. A short, fast read.