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Desert Flower

de Waris Dirie

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1860497497
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9781860497490
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Virago, 2004. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 369 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Virago, 2004. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: . Pages are reasonably tanned. Staining and surface damage to front cover.. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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 of desert nomads in East Africa. She remembers her early childhood as carefree- racing camels and moving on with her family to the next grazing spot - until it came her turn to meet the old woman who administered the ancient custom imposed on most Somalian girls: circumcision. Waris suffered this torture when she was just five years old. Then, aged 12, when her father attempted to arrange a marriage with a 60 year old stranger in exchange for five camels - she took flight. After an extraordinary escape through the dangerous desert she made her way to London and worked as a maid for the Somalian ambassador until that family returned home. Penniless and speaking little English, she became a janitor in McDonalds where she was famously discovered by a fashion photographer. Her story is a truly inspirational and extraordinary self-portrait of a remarkable woman whose spirit is as breathtaking as her beauty. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 1860497497. ISBN/EAN: 9781860497490. Inventory No: 23101017.. 9781860497490

Sinopsis

Waris Dirie leads a double life -- by day, she is an international supermodel and human rights ambassador for the United Nations; by night, she dreams of the simplicity of life in her native Somalia and the family she was forced to leave behind. Desert Flower, her intimate and inspiring memoir, is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered about the beauty of African life, the chaotic existence of a supermodel, or the joys of new motherhood.Waris was born into a traditional Somali family, desert nomads who engaged in such ancient and antiquated customs as genital mutilation and arranged marriage. At twelve, she fled an arranged marriage to an old man and traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu -- the first leg of an emotional journey that would take her to London as a house servant, around the world as a fashion model, and eventually to America, where she would find peace in motherhood and humanitarian work for the U.N.Today, as Special Ambassador for the U.N., she travels the world speaking out against the barbaric practice of female genital mutilation, promoting women's reproductive rights, and educating people about the Africa she fled -- but still deeply loves.Desert Flower will be published simultaneously in eleven languages throughout the world and is currently being produced as a feature film by Rocket Pictures UK.

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Librería
Manyhills Books AU (AU)
Inventario del vendedor #
23101017
Título
Desert Flower
Autor
Waris Dirie
Formato/Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Estado del libro
Usado - Bien
Cantidad disponible
1
Edición
Reprint
ISBN 10
1860497497
ISBN 13
9781860497490
Editorial
Virago
Lugar de publicación
London
Fecha de publicación
2004
Palabras clave
BZDB5 Biography & Autobiography; Desert Flower
Catálogos del vendedor
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