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| The Kabul Beauty School: The Art of Friendship and Freedom | 
 enlarge | Author: Deborah Rodriguez
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 10258
Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 034093588X
EAN: 9780340935880
ASIN: 034093588X
Publication Date: January 24, 2008
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 Very disappointing May 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great subject - I read a lot of books on the Middle East/Asia/India but after reading the Kiterunner I found the prose very weak. I didn't feel myself getting absorbed in the same way as I did when I read the Kiterunner or Purple Hibiscus - which were so well written. I think some of the American terms spoilt it and it didn't have the depth that I like in a book.
 Excellent read!! March 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought that this was an excellent book. I really couldnt put this down. I highly recommend it.
Courtesy of Teens Read Too February 19, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Deborah Rodriguez is a beautician from Michigan who went over to Afghanistan after September 11th to help in any way she could. She quickly fell in love with the country and wanted to reestablish the Afghan beauticians who went out of existence when the Taliban took over. Along with help from others, she opened a beauty school where she trained Afghan women to become beauticians who could then open up their own beauty salons.
This amazing true story is heartwarming yet incredibly sad at the same time. The reader learns the personal and tragic story of the many Afghan women that Rodriguez befriends. We learn of their arranged marriages to men twice their age, abusive husbands who will divorce them if the women can't bear a son, and monetary struggles and desperate attempts to find that money. It is also wonderful to read about these same women becoming independent and happy due to their education from the beauty school and their friendship with Ms. Rodriguez.
This book is truly inspiring and educational. The reader learns about many customs and misconceptions about Afghanistan and its people through the real life experiences of Rodriguez. Her desire to help the kind Afghan people can inspire anyone to do the same.
KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL is sure to please all readers who are open to learning about a foreign people, their customs, and an American woman who felt the need to dedicate her life to those less fortunate.
Reviewed by: Steph
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