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Title: Kabul Beauty School
Subtitle: An American Woman Goes behind the Veil
Author: Deborah Rodriguez, Kristin Ohlson
Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-09-07
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 467 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
When Rodriguez opened the Kabul Beauty School, she not only empowered her students with a new sense of autonomy but also made some of the closest friends of her life. Woven through the book are the stories of her students: the newlywed who must fake her virginity; the 12-year-old sold into marriage to pay her family's debts; and a woman who pursues her training despite her Taliban husband's constant beatings. They all bring their stories to the beauty school, where, along with Rodriguez herself, they learn the art of perms, friendship, and freedom.
Critic Reviews:
"A terrific opening chapter - colorful, suspenseful, funny - ushers readers into the curious closed world of Afghan women." (Publishers Weekly)
"A lively narrative of the author's experiences reacquainting Afghan women with skills the mullahs had denied them....Terrifically readable, and rich in personal stories." (Kirkus Reviews)