Kabul Beauty School, Deborah Rodriguez with Kristin Ohlson
Kabul Beauty School, Deborah Rodriguez with Kristin Ohlson
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Kabul Beauty School
An American Woman Goes behind the Veil

Author: Deborah Rodriguez with Kristin Ohlson

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Unabridged: 8 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006


Synopsis

When Deborah Rodriguez bravely opened the Kabul Beauty School, she empowered Afghan women with a new sense of autonomy. This book tells the stories of her students, including the wife who pursues her training despite her Taliban husbands beatings, who learn the lessons of perms, friendship, and freedom.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nadine on August 17, 2008

I was kind of sad to see other reviews about this book. It seemed to me like there was a lot of judgment towards the author and negativity about the book. Some of the points had validity, but I guess as an American living in a foreign country I have more sympathy for the author than a lot of people......more

Goodreads review by Michele on September 27, 2007

Has Life for Afghani Women Improved Because of Rodriguez? I have mixed feelings about this book. It's easy to read and provides an interesting and informative portrayal of life for the women of Afghanistan. I'm not sorry I read it, but it did drag on in the end and I started counting pages wondering......more

Goodreads review by suzy on March 14, 2010

I listened to this book on CD and was loving it up to a point then became worried about her informants. I'd read "PRINCES: A TRUE STORY OF LIFE BEHIND THE VEIL IN SAUDI ARABIA" years back and its author was extremely discret, so I compared this book to Rodriguez' and wondered immediately about her t......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on March 04, 2008

This book was so much better than I thought it would be. When I first picked it up, I thought, "huh? a beauty school in Afghanistan? Don't those poor people need water and electricity more than a mani/pedi?" I was pleasantly surprised to find that the author had a fabulous and unique story to tell i......more