{"product_id":"tears-of-the-desert-a-memoir-of-survival-in-darfur-9780345510464","title":"Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[Halima Bashir's] mesmerizing tale of against-all-odds endurance is a piercing lament--and a clear-eyed call to action.\"--\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This memoir helps keep the Darfur tragedy open as a wound not yet healed.\"--Elie Wiesel, author of \u003ci\u003eNight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn into the Zaghawa tribe in the Sudanese desert, Halima Bashir received a good education away from her rural surroundings (thanks to her doting, politically astute father) and at twenty-four became her village's first formal doctor. Yet not even Bashir's degree could protect her from the encroaching conflict that would consume her homeland. Janjaweed Arab militias savagely assaulted the Zaghawa, often with the backing of the Sudanese military. Then, in early 2004, the Janjaweed attacked Bashir's village and surrounding areas, raping forty-two schoolgirls and their teachers. Bashir, who treated the traumatized victims, some as young as eight years old, could no longer remain quiet. But breaking her silence ignited a horrifying turn of events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaw and riveting, \u003ci\u003eTears of the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e is the first memoir ever written by a woman caught up in the war in Darfur. It is a survivor's tale of a conflicted country, a resilient people, and an uncompromising spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTears of the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a brave book. And a valuable one. Halima's story of the atrocities and immeasurable losses she has endured must be told.\"\u003cb\u003e--Mia Farrow, actor and advocate \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vivid, poignant and brutally candid . . . \u003ci\u003eTears of the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e is that rarest of literary endeavors, not just a book you read but a book you experience.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An extraordinary memoir . . . Halima Bashir's bravery contrasts with the world's fecklessness and failures.\"\u003cb\u003e--Nicholas D. Kristof, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Searing . . . \u003ci\u003eTears of the Desert \u003c\/i\u003egives voice to the unspeakable.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Powerful, harrowing and brave.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A luminous tale of growing up in rural Darfur . . . a wonderful and moving African memoir.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Halima Bashir,Damien Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e One World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Reader's Circle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.18w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345510464","brand":"One World","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45046447177865,"sku":"9780345510464","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_963037d3-815b-46f8-b8f6-752b6db926ed.jpg?v=1765399462","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/tears-of-the-desert-a-memoir-of-survival-in-darfur-9780345510464","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}