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Desert Children
Waris Dirie
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Description for Desert Children
Paperback. * From the bestselling author of DESERT FLOWER and DESERT DAWN comes a new book. Waris Dirie reveals the shocking truth of FGM happening to thousands of young girls throughout Europe Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBT; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie was born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. She told her story - enduring female circumcision at five years old; running away through the desert; being discovered by Terence Donovan and becoming a top fashion model - in her book, the worldwide bestseller, DESERT FLOWER. In DESERT DAWN she wrote about becoming a UN Special Ambassador against FGM (female genital mutilation) and returning to her family in Somalia. DESERT CHILDREN tells us how she and the journalist Corinna Milborn have investigated the practice of FGM in Europe - ... Read more
Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie was born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. She told her story - enduring female circumcision at five years old; running away through the desert; being discovered by Terence Donovan and becoming a top fashion model - in her book, the worldwide bestseller, DESERT FLOWER. In DESERT DAWN she wrote about becoming a UN Special Ambassador against FGM (female genital mutilation) and returning to her family in Somalia. DESERT CHILDREN tells us how she and the journalist Corinna Milborn have investigated the practice of FGM in Europe - ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844082513
SKU
V9781844082513
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie is an internationally renowned model and was the face of Revlon skin-care products. In 1997 she was appointed by the UN as special ambassador against FGM. She lives in Vienna with her son.
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A sobering and eye-opening account
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