tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354570702071119213.post5336716806250819817..comments2024-03-13T22:49:15.718-04:00Comments on DWD's Reviews: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe (audiobook) by Gayle Tzemach LemmonDWDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410063427689693237noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354570702071119213.post-90806074783128340282012-06-13T23:34:43.527-04:002012-06-13T23:34:43.527-04:00The Dressmaker reveals a society where education i...The Dressmaker reveals a society where education is paramount not only for self-actualization, but for survival. Themes of courage, honesty, work-ethic, family, education, and civility run counter to and in spite of the Taliban's brutal, restrictive, and menacing presence. Family members help one another. Risks are taken for survival. With only intermittent electricity, long hours are required to complete work, that is scrutinized to high standards. The infrastructure may be broken, but people help one another to communicate information and to assist where they can. Despite living a fractured, isolated existence, the individuals in this story demonstrate a resilient ethos.Netherlandhttp://get4hire.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com