Kabul Beauty School : an American woman goes behind the veil / Deborah Rodriguez ; with Kristin Ohlson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodriguez, Deborah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Afghanistan--Kabul--Social life and customs--21st century.

Women.

Muslim women--Afghanistan--Kabul--Social conditions--21st century.

Muslim women.

Kabul Beauty School.

Beauty shops--Social aspects--Afghanistan--Kabul.

Beauty shops.

Beauty shops--Social aspects.

Social conditions.

Manners and customs.

Kabul (Afghanistan)--Social life and customs--21st century.

Kabul (Afghanistan).

Afghanistan--Kabul.

Physical Description:

275 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2007]

Summary:

Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a humanitarian aid group. Surrounded by people whose skills--as doctors, nurses, and therapists--seemed eminently more practical than her own, Rodriguez, a hairdresser and mother from Michigan, despaired of being of any real use. Yet she found she had a gift for befriending Afghans, and once her profession became known she was eagerly sought out by Westerners desperate for a good haircut and by Afghan women, who have a long and proud tradition of running their own beauty salons. Thus the idea for the Kabul Beauty School was born. Within that small haven, the line between teacher and student quickly blurred as these vibrant women shared with Rodriguez their stories and their hearts, ultimately giving her the strength to leave her own unhealthy marriage and allow herself to love again, Afghan style.--From publisher description.

ISBN:

9781400065592

1400065593

OCLC:

70839826

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