- Title:
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A Different Kind of Daughter: The Girl Who Hid From the Taliban in Plain Sight (MP3)
- Written by:
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Maria Toorpakai; Katharine Holstein
- Read by:
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Neela Vaswani
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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12 hours 24 minutes
- MP3 size:
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513 MB
- Published:
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September 28 2016
- Available Date:
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September 28 2016
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781509846177
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Autobiography
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Macmillan audio
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'Beyond Brave.'
Sunday Express
Heart-stopping and profoundly moving, Maria shares the story of her long road and eventual triumph, pursuing the sport she loved, defying death threats and following her dream.
Maria 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 beating all the boys, life became more dangerous.
' 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 Runner
'A vivid personal account of a courageous young woman standing up to one of the world's most oppressive theocracies.'
Kirkus Reviews