Winning the 2021 Moore Prize for writing that promotes the values consistent with the advancement of human rights and dignity, an account of the true stories of three refugees fleeing the civil war in South Sudan’A beautiful, moving and important book’ – Simon Reeve, author, One Day in September Veronica is a teenager when civil war erupts in South Sudan, the world’s youngest country. Lonely and friendless after the death of her father, she finds solace in her first boyfriend, and together they flee across the city when fighting breaks out. On the same night Daniel, the son of a colonel, also makes his escape, but finds himself stranded beside the River Nile, alone and vulnerable. Lilian is a young mother who runs for her life holding the hand of her little boy, Harmony – until a bomb attack wrenches them apart and she is forced to trek on alone. After epic journeys of endurance, these three young people’s lives cross in Bidi Bidi in Uganda – the world’s largest refugee camp. There they meet James, a counselor who helps them find light and hope in the darkest of places. In a gripping true-life narrative, Rosalind Russell tells their stories with uplifting empathy and tenderness.
Rosalind Russell
End of Where We Begin [EPUB ebook]
A Refugee Story
End of Where We Begin [EPUB ebook]
A Refugee Story
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781785633737 ● Publisher Eye Books ● Published 2023 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 9300409 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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