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Desert Flower by Waris Dirie (Paperback, 2001)

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By Waris Dirie ISBN: 9781860497582. Desert Flower : The Extraordinary Life of a Desert Nomad. a Desert Nomad. 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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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.

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Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN-13
9781860497582
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96282162

Product Key Features

Book Title
Desert Flower
Author
Waris Dirie
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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197mm
Item Width
132mm
Item Weight
215g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Waris Dirie
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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by pattie.k.t08 Jun, 2023
Powerful & compelling
Every one should read it to know what horrific barbaric rituals still go on, in this day & age. It's a sad story but written in such a way that you want to keep on reading. Every word is true in this story. So powerful & compelling.
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by 9Q5MbeRZT0e@Del...04 Feb, 2012
A true and moving story that is a "must have" read
This is a fantastic book, a true story that is honest , moving and she also doesn't hold back on some fairly colourful language.All part of a delightful,must read book.. Even better was the free enclosed book of the sequel Desert Flower

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