Cindy Miller

The Alterations Lady (eBook, ePUB)

An Afghan Refugee, an American, and the Stories that Define Us

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A refugee's exhilarating story of displacement and perseverance in the face of extremism and the American who is forever changed by what she hears.



When Cindy Miller met Lailoma Shahwali, who was altering her daughter's wedding dress, she expected their interactions would be brief. But in Lailoma she found not just a seamstress, but a survivor who would open up about her remarkable experiences in her native Afghanistan under Taliban rule, her husband's brutal murder in front of Lailoma and her young son, her mountain escape into Pakistan, and her journey to a new life in the United States.



A breathtaking account of triumph against all odds, The Alterations Lady documents Lailoma's childhood as an Afghan girl, the indignities she endured when the Taliban seized her beloved country and stripped her of her hard-won rights, her relentless determination to protect her child and offer him a better life, and her navigation of the complicated United States immigration system. This timeless story of one refugee's pursuit of the American dream and her search for sanctuary in a foreign land is a poignant reminder of the plight of refugees everywhere and the possibilities offered by a nation of immigrants.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apollo Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781954641310
• Artikelnr.: 67121003

Autorenporträt

Cindy Miller is a writer and editor who has worked in newspaper and magazine publishing for twenty-eight years. Cindy edited Arizona Woman magazine and the Arizona Woman Who's Who in Business, was the founding editor of the award-winning AZ Society magazine and the Red Book Magazine, and has written and edited for the Arizona Republic. Her high-profile interviews have included Senator John McCain, Governor Janet Napolitano, Madeleine Albright, several top athletes, and the philanthropist Mavis Leno as she was spearheading the movement to stop gender apartheid in Afghanistan. Cindy lives in Scottsdale, AZ.

Lailoma Shahwali was born in Afghanistan and emigrated to the United States in 2000, supporting herself and her son through her skills in clothing alterations. She lives in Scottdale, AZ.

Inhaltsangabe

Afghan Rulers
Preface
Chapter 1
Arizona, 2009
Kabul, 1996
Arizona, 2013
Qurisha
Afghanistan, 1950s and Early 1960s
Chapter 2
Kabul, 1970s
Baba Amin
Kaka Zaher
School Days
Arizona, 2013
Chapter 3
Kabul, 1979
Arizona, 2010
Kabul, 1979 to 1989
Chapter 4
An Afghan Friend, 1988
An American Friend, 2013
Three Engagements, Kabul, 1988
Tragedy, 1988
Chapter 5
Wedding Season, 1989 to 1990
Kabul, 1990 to 1991
Arizona, 2012
Ojeie, 1992
Chapter 6
Winter, 1992
Chapter 7
Ahmadwali, 1996
Taliban Takes Kabul, 1996
Night of Terror, 1996
Lunch in Scottsdale, 2014
An Escape Plan, 1996
The Climb
Chapter 8
Safety in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan, 1999
Time to Travel, 2000
Chapter 9
Arizona, 2000
Navigating the Streets, 2000
Driving school, 2001
Good News from Pakistan, 2005
Making a Move, 2005
Chapter 10
To Pakistan and Back, 2001 to 2005
Afghanistan to Pakistan to Russia, 2000 to 2012
Chapter 11
Arizona, 2008
The Family in Afghanistan, Early 2000s
Sponsoring Naim, 2008
Ahmadwali, 2016
The Third-Best Day
Epilogue
Glossary
Acknowledgments