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Waris Dirie was born into a traditional family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia and told the story of her escape from there in 'Desert Flower'. Here she traces the roots of her courage, humour and resilience back to her home and in particular her mother.Read More

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  • Foyles

    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 world of famine and violence, where women have no voice and no place - 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 and a testimony to the stubborn fact that you can love something dearly and yet not love all that it represents. Desert Dawn is about coming home.

  • BookDepository

    Desert Dawn : Paperback : Little, Brown Book Group : 9781844080083 : 1844080080 : 03 Jun 2004 : 'I wanted to return to the place where I was born and see it with new eyes. I had no idea where my family was in Somalia. At first it seemed impossible - almost as impossible as a camel girl becoming a fashion model...

  • 1844080080
  • 9781844080083
  • Waris Dirie
  • 3 June 2004
  • Virago Press Ltd
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 240
  • New edition
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