A Different Kind of Daughter
The Girl Who Hid From the Taliban in Plain Sight
'Armed with a squash racket and enormous will, Maria Toorpakai has risen from the turmoil of tribal life in Pakistan to become not only a world-class athlete, but a true inspiration, a pioneer for millions of other women struggling to pave their own paths to autonomy, fulfilment and genuine personhood' Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite RunnerMaria Toorpakai Wazir has lived her life disguised as a boy, defying the Taliban, in order to pursue her love of sport. Coming second in a national junior weightlifting event for boys, Maria decided to put her future in her own hands by going in disguise. When she discovered squash and was easily beatin…
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Weitere Autoren: Holstein, Katharine
- ISBN: 978-1-5098-0079-7
- EAN: 9781509800797
- Produktnummer: 18941524
- Verlag: Pan Macmillan
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 14'863 KB
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