Desert Dawn

By - Dirie, Waris

Floor - Floor 3

Published - Virago, London, 2002

ISBN 10 - 1860498531

ISBN 13 - 9781860498534

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Somalia

Shelf No - 1

Call Number - 746.9209 DIR

Physical Description - 226 pages, 4 pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm

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Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman, born into a traditional family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. She told her story - enduring, at five years old, the ancient and savage custom of female circumcision; running away at twelve on foot through the desert in order to escape an arranged marriage; being discovered by Terence Donovan as she worked as a cleaner in London; and becoming a top fashion model - in her book, the worldwide bestseller, Desert Flower. Although Waris Dirie fled her homeland, she never forgot the country and culture that moulded her. The very world that nearly destroyed her also gave her the tools to survive. She traces the roots of her courage, resilience and humour back to her motherland, and most particularly to her mother. Desert Dawn is the story of that return. Desert Dawn is about coming home.

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