{"product_id":"the-underground-girls-of-kabul-the-hidden-lives-of-afghan-girls-disguised-as-boys-by-jenny-nordberg","title":"The Underground Girls Of Kabul: The Hidden Lives of Afghan Girls Disguised as Boys by Jenny Nordberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781844087747\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVirago Press Ltd, September 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e368 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Afghan woman's life expectancy is just 44 years, and her life cycle often begins and ends in disappointment: being born a girl and finally, having a daughter of her own. For some, disguising themselves as boys is the only way to get ahead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNordberg follows women such as Azita Rafaat, a parliamentarian who once lived as a Bacha Posh, the mother of seven-year-old Mehran, who she is raising as a Bacha Posh as well, but for different reasons than in the past. There's Zahra, a teenage student living as a boy who is about to display signs of womanhood as she enters puberty. And Skukria, a hospital nurse who remained in a Bacha Posh disguise until she was twenty, and who now has three children of her own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExploring the historical roots of this tradition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Underground Girls of Kabul \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a fascinating and moving investigation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50868164100258,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/images_411081c6-790a-456f-b3d2-6924be69d861.jpg?v=1794570819","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/the-underground-girls-of-kabul-the-hidden-lives-of-afghan-girls-disguised-as-boys-by-jenny-nordberg","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}