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369 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781860497490
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Waris Dirie ran away from her oppressive life in the African desert when she was barely in her teens, illiterate and impoverished, with nothing to her name but a tattered shawl. She traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu — ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,554 reviews
Moods
informative 70%
inspiring 67%
reflective 45%
sad 43%
challenging 41%
hopeful 29%
dark 25%
adventurous 21%
tense 13%
funny 6%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 2%
Average rating
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Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuseModerate
Physical abuse, Child death, Sexual violenceMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Death, Pedophilia
369 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781860497490
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Waris Dirie ran away from her oppressive life in the African desert when she was barely in her teens, illiterate and impoverished, with nothing to her name but a tattered shawl. She traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu — ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,554 reviews
Moods
informative 70%
inspiring 67%
reflective 45%
sad 43%
challenging 41%
hopeful 29%
dark 25%
adventurous 21%
tense 13%
funny 6%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 2%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuseModerate
Physical abuse, Child death, Sexual violenceMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Death, Pedophilia