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Desert Dawn

«This is the moving story of a dislocated woman trying to find her roots. An inspiring read. U MAGAZINE Waris Dirie was a victim once, but she never will be again. She is still fighting, still using her beauty and courage to take what she has learned to try and put things right SUNDAY EXPRESS Recounting a life beyond imagination for most of us, this is a courageous and awe-inspiring book. Remarkable. MARIE CLAIRE An eye-opening read. GLAMOUR»

Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman, born into a traditional family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. She told her story - enduring, at five years old, the ancient and savage custom of female circumcision; running away at twelve on foot through the desert in order to escape an arranged marriage; being discovered by Terence Donovan as she worked as a cleaner in London; and becoming a top fashion model - in her book, the worldwide bestseller, Desert Flower. Les mer

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Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman, born into a traditional family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. She told her story - enduring, at five years old, the ancient and savage custom of female circumcision; running away at twelve on foot through the desert in order to escape an arranged marriage; being discovered by Terence Donovan as she worked as a cleaner in London; and becoming a top fashion model - in her book, the worldwide bestseller, Desert Flower. Although Waris Dirie fled her homeland, she never forgot the country and culture that moulded her. The world of famine and violence, where women have no voice and no place - the very world that nearly destroyed her also gave her the tools to survive. She traces the roots of her courage, resilience and humour back to her motherland, and most particularly to her mother. Desert Dawn is the story of that return and a testimony to the stubborn fact that you can love something dearly and yet not love all that it represents. Desert Dawn is about coming home.

Detaljer

Forlag
Virago Press Ltd
Innbinding
Paperback
Språk
Engelsk
Sider
240
ISBN
9781844080083
Utgivelsesår
2000
Format
20 x 13 cm

Om forfatteren

Waris Dirie is an internationally renowned model. In 1997 she was appointed by the UN as special ambassador for women's rights in Africa, in its efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation. She lives in Wales with her son and is an active campaigner for the Red Cross.

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«This is the moving story of a dislocated woman trying to find her roots. An inspiring read. U MAGAZINE Waris Dirie was a victim once, but she never will be again. She is still fighting, still using her beauty and courage to take what she has learned to try and put things right SUNDAY EXPRESS Recounting a life beyond imagination for most of us, this is a courageous and awe-inspiring book. Remarkable. MARIE CLAIRE An eye-opening read. GLAMOUR»

Medlemmers vurdering

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som – 07.02.2005

– For meg handler boken Desert Dawn mye om savn. Waris har bodd utenfor Somalia i 20 år, hun rømte derfra da hun var bare 13 år. Siden det har hun hatt suksess som fotomodell, fått barn og levt ett liv som en moderne, selvstendig kvinne. Hun har gjort opprør med sin kultur, for eksempel jobber hun mot kvinnlig omskjærelse. Men hun savner sitt land og familie, særlig sin mor. Boken er skrevet som del to etter Ørkenblomsten. Noen av minnene beskrives igjen, så det går bra å lese bare Desert Dawn også. Waris bestemmer seg for å reise tilbake og lete etter familien. Ettersom de er nomader og ikke har fast boplass eller adresse er det ikke lett. Hun reiser sammen med sin bror som bor i Nederland. Reisen tar lang tid og er strabasiøs, men endelig kommer de fram og Waris tilbringer åtte dager hos sin familie. Der lever hun deres enkle, men til tider vanskelige liv. Hun vil se sin far i øynene, men han har blitt blind. Kontakten med moren er der med en gang de treffes, og det er veldig rørende å følge hennes besøk der. Dessuten lærte jeg mye om somalisk liv og kultur.

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