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Review by Sarah-Jane on 3rd May, 2018

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This is an amazing story of Waris's journey from leaving her family behind in Somali to venture to the UK. Also the heartbreaking story of female genital mutilation is very overwhelming. Wow.

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Waris Dirie, whose name means "desert flower", was born in Somalia of nomadic parents. She underwent extreme female circumcision at the age of five, and when she was 13 her father sold her into marriage with a 60-year-old for five camels, at which time she ran away. She was discovered by a fashion photographer in the United States whilst working as a janitor at McDonald's, and became a model who has been used to promote Revlon skin-care products. She also speaks on women's rights in Africa and travels the world to give lectures on behalf of the UN. This is her autobiography.

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Waris Dirie is an internationally renowned model and a face of Revlon skincare products. She was appointed by the United Nations in 1997 as a special ambassador for women's rights to eliminate the practice of female genital mutilation. She lives in New York. Virago will publish her new book in 2001.
Release date NZ
January 18th, 2001
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  • General (US: Trade)
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Section: 8, b&w
Pages
256
Dimensions
132x197x18
ISBN-13
9781860497582
Product ID
1748236

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