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A DIFFERENT KIND OF DAUGHTER tells of Maria's harrowing journey to play the sport she knew was her destiny, first living as a boy and roaming the violent back alleys of the frontier city of Peshawar, rising to become the number one female squash player in Pakistan. For Maria, squash was more than liberation was salvation. But it was also a death sentence, thrusting her into the national spotlight and the crosshairs of the Taliban, who wanted Maria and her family dead. Maria knew her only chance of survival was to flee the country.
Enter Jonathon Power, the first North American to earn the title of top squash player in the world, and the only person to heed Maria's plea for help. Recognizing her determination and talent, Jonathon invited Maria to train and compete internationally in Canada. After years of living on the run from the Taliban, Maria packed up and left the only place she had ever known to move halfway across the globe and pursue her dream. Now Maria is well on the way to becoming a world champion as she continues to be a voice for oppressed women everywhere.
ISBN
9781455591411
Convocation Date
10-22-2019
Publisher
Twelve
Keywords
Taliban, Women Squash Players, Pakistan, Women's Rights, Women Atheletes, Otterbein University, Common Book
Disciplines
Modern Literature | Reading and Language
Recommended Citation
Toorpakai, Maria and Holstein, Katharine, "2019 Common Book Selection: A Different Kind of Daughter" (2019). Common Book Program. 8.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/commonbook/8