Maria Toorpakai, Katharine Holstein

A Different Kind of Daughter (eBook, ePUB)

The Girl Who Hid From the Taliban in Plain Sight

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Different Kind of Daughter is a powerful memoir about a young Pakistani girl who, until the age of twelve, was disguised as a boy so she could compete in sports.

'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

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.

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781509800797
• Artikelnr.: 44865852

Autorenporträt

Maria Toorpakai is a professional squash player, currently ranked as Pakistan's top female player and 48th in the world. As a child growing up in a highly conservative tribal area of Pakistan where girls' involvement in sport was forbidden by the local Islamic culture, Toorpakai trained and competed as a boy in Peshawar. Toorpakai currently resides and trains in Toronto, Canada, under former professional squash player Jonathon Power. Toorpakai is the sister of Ayesha Gulalai, who is a Member of the National Assembly representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on a reserved seat for women. Katharine Holstein has lived throughout Europe and North America. Working with actors, personalities and producers, she creates original material for both print and screen. Her writing has sold around the world.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter
1: Prologue Chapter
2: Between the Mountains Chapter
3: The Mullah Chapter
4: An Unlikely Bride Chapter
5: Genghis Khan Chapter
6: Bhutto's Muse Chapter
7: The Wall Chapter
8: the City of Guns Chapter
9: Deities, Temples and Angels Chapter
10: Out of the Tribal Lands Chapter
11: The Capital of Empires Chapter
12: I Am Maria Chapter
13: Playing Like a Girl Chapter
14: Smoking Scorpions Chapter
15: Rupees for My Mother Chapter
16: The Giver of Treasure Chapter
17: Number One Chapter
18: In the Crosshairs Chapter
19: Purdah Chapter
20: Breakbone Fever Chapter
21: Liberty Bell Chapter
22: Epilogue: One Thousand Marias Acknowledgements
23: Acknowledgments Chapter
24: About the Authors Chapter
25: A Letter about MariaToorpakai.org