{"product_id":"tears-of-the-desert-9780340963579","title":"Tears of the Desert","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur. An incredibly powerful first-hand account of the horrors of the genocide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a brave book . . . [Halima] leaves us with hope and awe in the face of her courage. * Mia Farrow *\u003cbr\u003e`The genocide in Darfur has found its Anne Frank . . . TEARS OF THE DESERT is a searingly frank testimonial of a war crime that deserves all our attention.' * Tim Butcher, author of \u003ci\u003eBlood River\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003evivid, poignant and brutally candid * \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eA harrowing and beautifully written tale of a rich life, untold suffering and impossible hope told from the heart of a fellow African sister. * Mende Nazer, author of \u003ci\u003eSlave\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFreedom\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eThis memoir helps keep the Darfur tragedy open as a wound not yet healed. * Elie Wiesel *\u003cbr\u003eA rare glimpse behind the statistics into the personal horror of Darfur. TV news too easily turns the whole nation into anonymous victims; Damien and Halima remind us they are people. * David Loyn, BBC Foreign Correspondent *\u003cbr\u003eHalima's story is fantastic and exhausting . . . I can see and hear and feel the people and places she describes. * Lisa Blaker, author of \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darfur\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eHalima Bashir has bared her soul to help stop the bleeding of her people in Darfur. Attention must be paid. * John Prendergast, co-chair of the ENOUGH Project and co-author of \u003ci\u003eNot on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083480605015,"sku":"9780340963579","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780340963579.jpg?v=1725549079","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tears-of-the-desert-9780340963579","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}