Tears of the Desert: One woman's true story of surviving the horrors of Darfur by Halima Bashir

Tears of the Desert: One woman's true story of surviving the horrors of Darfur

Halima Bashir with Damien Lewis

378 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional slow-paced
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The first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur is an incredibly powerful account of the horrors of the genocide.Born into the Zaghawa tribe in the remote western deserts of the Sudan, Halima Bashir had a wonderfully rich childhood i...

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dark 100%
challenging 87%
sad 75%
tense 75%
emotional 62%
informative 37%
reflective 37%
inspiring 25%
adventurous 12%

Pace

medium 71%
fast 14%
slow 14%

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