The Breadwinner

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本書獲馬拉拉・優薩福扎伊推薦。《營養麵包的供應者》是黛博拉・埃利斯暢銷系列的首部作品，故事背景設定在阿富汗。

這部得獎小說探討了在特殊處境下的忠誠、求生、家庭與友誼。

帕瓦娜的父親遭塔利班士兵逮捕帶走。根據塔利班的規定，婦女與女孩不得單獨外出。帕瓦娜、母親與姊妹們，就此成了自家屋中的囚徒。

Recommended by Malala Yousafzai, The Breadwinner is the first book in Deborah Ellis’s bestselling series set in Afghanistan. This award-winning novel explores loyalty, survival, family and friendship under extraordinary circumstances. Parvana’s father is arrested and taken away by Taliban soldiers. Under Taliban law, women and girls are not allowed to leave the house on their own. Parvana, her mother, and sisters are prisoners in their own home.

With no man to go out to buy food, they face starvation. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner to save her family. It is a dangerous plan, but their only chance. In fear, she goes out, and witnesses the horror of landmines, the brutality of the Taliban, and the desperation of a country trying to survive. But even in despair lies hope . . .