A Different Kind of Daughter: The Girl Who Hid from the Taliban in Plain Sight
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- Under 100
- First published
- 2016
- Pages
- 300
About this book
Maria Toorpakai recounts pursuing sport while disguising herself as a boy in a community that sharply restricted girls' lives. Weightlifting led her toward squash, but success brought threats as well as opportunities. Her memoir connects athletic ambition with family resistance to restrictive customs, describing the support of unconventional parents and the danger involved in claiming the freedom to train and compete.
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Book facts
- Author
- Maria Toorpakai
- First published
- 2016
- Reading time
- About 9 hours
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Memoir
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, MOBI, Read online