Author: Waris Dirie
Translator: Da-hee Lee
Publisher: Some&Some
360 pages
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About This Book
The Extraordinary Journey Of A Desert Nomad
Waris Dirie leads a double life -- by day, she is an international supermodel
and human rights ambassador for the United Nations; by night, she dreams of the
simplicity of life in her native Somalia and the family she was forced to leave
behind. Desert Flower, her intimate and inspiring memoir, is a must-read for
anyone who has ever wondered about the beauty of African life, the chaotic
existence of a supermodel, or the joys of new motherhood.
Waris was born into a traditional Somali family, desert nomads who engaged in
such ancient and antiquated customs as genital mutilation and arranged marriage.
At twelve, she fled an arranged marriage to an old man and traveled alone across
the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu -- the first leg of an emotional
journey that would take her to London as a house servant, around the world as a
fashion model, and eventually to America, where she would find peace in
motherhood and humanitarian work for the U.N.
Today, as Special Ambassador for the U.N., she travels the world speaking out
against the barbaric practice of female genital mutilation, promoting women's
reproductive rights, and educating people about the Africa she fled -- but still
deeply loves.
Desert Flower will be published simultaneously in eleven languages throughout
the world and is currently being produced as a feature film by Rocket Pictures
UK.
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