{"product_id":"war-child-9780349121253","title":"War Child","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmanuel Jal was seven years old when he became a soldier and went into battle with the rebel army in Sudan''s bloody civil war. Believing he was being sent to school, Emmanuel trekked his way to a refugee camp in Ethiopia where he became one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter nearly five years of fighting, Emmanuel was smuggled into Kenya by Emma McCune, a British aid worker, and finally began to have a childhood and an education. When Emma died tragically, Emmanuel struggled to find purpose in life but eventually - through the power of prayer and music - he succeeded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom child soldier, to refugee, to rap star, War Child is one boy''s incredible story of survival and triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInevitably, War Child will invite comparison to Ishmael Beah's A Long Way Gone, another memoir by an African boy-soldier ... War Child is very different, very much worth reading, and when you think about it, much more believable ... You'll come away from this book loving Emmanuel Jal * Carolyn See, WASHINGTON POST *\u003cbr\u003eAn astounding narrative of human physical endurance * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eWhile it may be that no portrayal can ever bring us close to the reality, Jal does afford the reader an insight into a terrrifying existence * New Statesman *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733650944343,"sku":"9780349121253","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349121253.jpg?v=1720001028","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/war-child-9780349121253","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}