Books
by Ishmael Beah
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A Long Way Gone - The true story of a child soldier |
This biography of a boy from Sierra Leone forcibly turned into a soldier is written in rather a factual way, a bit like a diary, nonetheless it vividly portrays the horrors he endured and the tasks he was forced to perform. The amazing thing for me was that he emerged from it all so normal and was not desensitized long-term, thus proving his point that one can recover from such an ordeal. Well worth reading.
(Veronica Edwards - bwl 45 April 2008) |
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