Desert Children by Waris Dirie

Desert Children

Waris Dirie

237 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography feminism challenging slow-paced
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Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie was born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. She told her story - enduring female circumcision at five years old; running away through the desert; being discovered by Te...

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adventurous 50%
emotional 50%
hopeful 50%
informative 50%

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