A Long Way from Paradise: Surviving the Rwandan Genocide
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1844086577 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A powerful and courageous story." —New African
Survive to the end A heart wrenching memoir of the attrrocities which man will do (and still does) against his fellow brothers and sisters becasue of the influence of political differences! A book I recomend for all to read but beware as it is squeemish and will make your heart bleed!. An Emotional Journey From Unfathomable Tragedy To Triumph David Hudson This book changed my perspective on life. I used to think that a person had to be "somebody" in order to have a story to tell that would attract many readers. Before the massacre began I was captivated by the details of the sheltered life of "Bebe Leah" in Eastern Zaire. From an early life pregnancy to a fledgling modeling career to p. françois said Leah Chishugi's book is a novel, not a witness account. Leah Chishugi's memoir is presented as a survivor's life story or as an autobiographical witness account, when it is not. It is a novel, a work of the imagination.Factual errors, in particular on the April 6, 199Leah Chishugi's book is a novel, not a witness account françois Leah Chishugi's memoir is presented as a survivor's life story or as an autobiographical witness account, when it is not. It is a novel, a work of the imagination.Factual errors, in particular on the April 6, 1994, shooting of the presidential plane, impossibilities (the fleeing refugee and her baby obtain passports, plane tickets, mo. , shooting of the presidential plane, impossibilities (the fleeing refugee and her baby obtain passports, plane tickets, mo
She married and had a son. She fled with her son to Uganda, then South Africa, where she was miraculously reunited with her husband whom she believed dead. An inspirational and moving memoir from a woman who survived the Rwandan genocide and uses her experiences to become an agent of changeLeah Chishugi grew up in eastern Congo but moved at the age of 17 to Kigali, the Rwandan capital, to work as a model. When in 1994 she was caught up in the horrific conflict, she escaped only after being left for dead under a pile of corpses. Leah finally settled in the UK where she was granted asylum and became a nurse. After her mother died, Leah decided to set up a charity to help the women and children of eastern Congo—victims of continuing war atrocities. This is a deeply courageous narrative of one woman's survival of personal trauma and finding a greater purpose in life through devotion to the service of others.