A Long Way From Paradise

Informationen zum Autor Leah Chishugi grew up in eastern Congo before moving to Rwanda. In 1994 she was caught up in the conflict but managed to escape to Uganda! and later South Africa and the UK where she was granted asylum. Klappentext Leah Chishugi grew up in eastern Congo but! aged seventeen! she moved to Kigali! the Rwandan capital! to work as a model. She married and had a son. Then in 1994 she was caught up in the horrific conflict! and escaped only after being left for dead under a pile of corpses. She fled with her son to Uganda! then South Africa where she was miraculously reunited with her husband whom she believed dead. Leah finally settled in the UK where she was granted asylum and became a nurse. Inspirational and moving memoir about a woman who survived the Rwandan genocide. Zusammenfassung Inspirational and moving memoir about a woman who survived the Rwandan genocide.

Product details

• Authors: Leah Chishugi
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2016
• EAN: 9781844086573
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-657-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 235 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Virago Press
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Frau; Berichte, Erinnerungen, Ruanda : Berichte, Erinnerungen, FICTION / General