Desert Flower by Waris Dirie

Desert Flower

Waris Dirie

369 pages first pub 1998 (view editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
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Waris Dirie (the name means desert flower) lives a double life – by day she is a famous model and UN spokeswoman on women’s rights in Africa, at night she dreams of her native Somalia. Waris, one of 12 children, was born into a traditional family ...

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Community Reviews

4.13
based on 2,275 reviews

Moods

emotional: 78%

informative: 69%

inspiring: 67%

sad: 47%

reflective: 46%

challenging: 41%

dark: 30%

hopeful: 30%

adventurous: 19%

tense: 13%

funny: 6%


Pace

38% of readers chose fast
59% of readers chose medium
1% of readers chose slow
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