Desert Children by Waris Dirie

Desert Children

Waris Dirie

237 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography feminism challenging slow-paced
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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 Te...

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3.71
based on 56 reviews

Moods

sad: 100%

challenging: 66%

dark: 66%

emotional: 66%

informative: 66%

adventurous: 33%

hopeful: 33%

inspiring: 33%


Pace

100% of readers chose medium
medium

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