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Liked It “Debbie, an American, travels to Kabul and discovers the need for good, reliable beauty salons in Afghanistan. She works her way through the process of owning, maintaining and managing her business in a foreign country. Although her American friends and family think she is crazy, she loves...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Interesting learning how an American could make her way in Kabul, and earn money too. But it's slow in some places.”
Marianne wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I chose this book for my book club for this month. I read it awhile ago but found it so inspiring I wanted to share it and talk about it with my group.”
Karen Z wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Debbie, an American, travels to Kabul and discovers the need for good, reliable beauty salons in Afghanistan. She works her way through the process of owning, maintaining and managing her business in a foreign country. Although her American friends and family think she is crazy, she loves helping the women of Afghanistan. Debbies faces many trials and tribulations, but she wouldn't have it any other way.”
Andrea C wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of the more interesting books I've read about Afghanistan and the effort of the people to rebuild what was lost during the rule of the Taliban. Inspiring and enjoyable, this book is also a very quick read. ”
Devan K wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“After Debbie Rodriguez went to Afghanistan to help an NGO after the Taliban were defeated, she was inspired to do something more to help Afghan women. She decided to open a beauty school to teach Afghan women to become beauticians so that they could make some money and help make their and their families’ lives better. Debbie become familiar with some of her students’ stories of their lives; she also managed to fall in love with an Afghan man.
LibraryCin wrote this review Sunday, November 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I thought Debbie was likable and strong and I enjoyed reading about her life (and some of the trouble she got herself into) in Afghanistan. The stories of some of the women she helped are sometimes terrible, but it’s great that they were able to help their own situations with Debbie’s help and training from the beauty school.
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“ a story about the sisterhood. Lovely”
jo g wrote this review Monday, November 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Highly recommend this book. Such a fascinating story. ”
Heather L wrote this review Thursday, November 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“nice analysis of the post taliban period and talibans regime.”
Shah Zaman wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was OK. I found the information about what life was like for the Afghan people to be intriguing and sad at the same time. Deborah Rodriguez certainly has to be commended for the effort she put into creating a beauty school to train Afghan women in one of the few careers that could possibly give them some independent earning potential. It was through her amazing determination that it ran for as long as it did, under very difficult conditions. The thing I could not get past was how cavalier she was about leaving her own two sons with her mother in Michigan. She was full of empathy and care for the girls who attended her school, but she thought nothing of deserting her own children at a time when they certainly needed her very much. She did a lot of good, but she was hard to understand in her personal decisions. ”
Janyce M wrote this review Saturday, October 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's written in a poorly educated vernacular, but it's a fascinating story of an American hairdresser who moves to Kabul and operates a salon. There are many laughs and tears here. There have been various denouements of the story (see New York Times, Chicago Tribune)...the controversy continues. The author has a website (debbierodriguez.com) but it doesn't look updated since 2008.”
Etienne D wrote this review Sunday, October 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
