Emma's War: A True Story

ISBN-13: 9780375703775 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 416 str.

Deborah Scroggins

Opis

Tall, striking, and adventurous to a fault, young British relief worker Emma McCune came to Sudan determined to make a difference in a country decimated by the longest-running civil war in Africa. She became a near legend in the bullet-scarred, famine-ridden country, but her eventual marriage to a rebel warlord made international headlines and spelled disastrous consequences for her ideals.
Enriched by Deborah Scroggins s firsthand experience as an award-winning journalist in Sudan, this unforgettable account of Emma McCune s tragically short life also provides an up-close look at the volatile politics in the region. It s a world where international aid fuels armies as well as the starving population, and where the northern-based Islamic government with ties to Osama bin Laden is locked in a war with the Christian and pagan south over religion, oil and slaves. Tying together these vastly disparate forces as well as Emma s own role in the problems of the region, Emma s War is at once a disturbing love story and a fascinating exploration of the moral quandaries behind humanitarian aid."