The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe (P.S.) - Softcover

"An inspiring, uplifting story about one woman's extraordinary courage and ingenuity in the face of adversity."--Booklist

"A revealing work that contributes to the literature on women under Afghanistan's Taliban regime."--Library Journal

"A fascinating story that touches on family, gender, business, and politics and offers inspiration through the resourceful, determined woman at its heart."--Publishers Weekly

"Lemmon tells the riveting true story of Kamila Sidiqi and other women of Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's rise to power."--Business Insider

"By sharing these women's courageously tenacious stories, Lemmon provides readers convincing proof to believe, as well."--BookDragon

"[Kamila Sidiqi] picked up a needle and thread, a whole lot of courage and became an entrepreneur with her own dressmaking business. She offered work to 100 other local women, forging bonds among oppressed women and creating a real community in very trying times."--New York Post

"Gayle Lemmon's riveting portrait of Kamila, told with grace, elegance and passion, captures the extraordinary tenacity and ingenuity of one woman. A powerful read that serves as a reminder that Afghanistan can never thrive until it embraces the active involvement of women in its leadership and future."--Tina Brown

"A riveting and important book."--Fast Company

"Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells a true, inspiring story of courageous women and quiet heroism at work in Taliban-era Afghanistan."--Christian Science Monitor

"Rebel Chic: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's real-life tale of a seamstress under the Taliban."--Harper's Bazaar