A Long Way From Paradise
Surviving the Rwandan Genocide
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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- $2.99
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
Leah Chishugi grew up in eastern Congo but, aged seventeen, she moved to Kigali, the Rwandan capital, to work as a model. She married and had a son. Then in 1994 she was caught up in the horrific conflict, and escaped only after being left for dead under a pile of corpses. She fled with her son to Uganda, then South Africa where she was miraculously reunited with her husband whom she believed dead. Leah finally settled in the UK where she was granted asylum and became a nurse. After her mother died, Leah decided to set up a charity to help the women and children of eastern Congo - victims of continuing war atrocities.
A LONG WAY FROM PARADISE is a deeply courageous narrative of one woman's survival of personal trauma and finding a greater purpose in life through devotion to the service of others.
Customer Reviews
Amazing
The story is very captivating. It describes a transition of a young girl’s quiet life, which suddenly becomes a hell. A journey where the main objective is to survive at any cost. Even though sometimes life seems to be hard, we still keep hope. After all, “tant qu’il y a la vie, il y a toujours de l’espoir”.
Heart touching, amazing book
If I could sit across from Leah, just hold her hand and my eyes out. This women went threw so much. She's a brave women. Highly recommend this book.