The Kabul Beauty School is a biography by Deborah Rodriguez. Once again, as in her work of fiction, the storytelling is fantastic and the characters are truly beautiful.
If you are able to overlook some of the odd decisions made by Rodriguez, such as her numerous marriages and leaving her young children behind in America, this is a pretty amazing adventure.
After reading this I did do a little more research about Rodriguez and there is quite a bit of speculation as to whether the events and her involvement in the beauty school are as in depth as she presents them.
There is also much controversy about the stories that she retells. Even though she changed names, apparently the women who revealed their stories to Rodriguez are afraid of being found out and of the repercussions. Of course there is no way to tell what is the truth in this situation.
Putting all that aside, read this book, it's another real eye opener into that part of the world.
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