false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167372715m/22929.jpg 22929 6 Tall, striking, and adventurous to a fault, young British relief worker Emma McCune came to Sudan determined to make a difference in a country decimated by the longest-running civil war in Africa. She became a near legend in the bullet-scarred, famine-ridden country, but her eventual marriage to a rebel warlord made international headlines&#8212;and spelled disastrous consequences for her ideals. <br><br>Enriched by Deborah Scroggins&#8217;s firsthand experience as an award-winning journalist in Sudan, this unforgettable account of Emma McCune&#8217;s tragically short life also provides an up-close look at the volatile politics in the region. It&#8217;s a world where international aid fuels armies as well as the starving population, and where the northern-based Islamic government&#8212;with ties to Osama bin Laden&#8212;is locked in a war with the Christian and pagan south over religion, oil and slaves. Tying together these vastly disparate forces as well as Emma&#8217;s own role in the problems of the region, <b>Emma&#8217;s War </b>is at once a disturbing love story and a fascinating exploration of the moral quandaries behind humanitarian aid. 23931 2002 Emma's War total:267|5:66|4:102|3:78|2:18|1:3| 267 1011 407 69 4 0 false false Fri Jan 02 13:54:15 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 13:55:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 18:50:05 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 21:27:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 06:30:35 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 09:02:46 -0800 2009 Emma's War in a couple of days. The story is a disturbing one and I guess I wanted it over quickly, like ripping a Band-aid off to minimize the pain. Deborah Scroggins does an excellent job of summarizing the hugely complicated issue of civil wars in Sudan. Into the story of people fighting o...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 06:23:49 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 10:28:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 05:25:11 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 05:34:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 09:44:31 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 09:49:37 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 20:07:02 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 20:13:58 -0700 2008 Emma's War is actually more about Western aid workers - their passions, their hypocri...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 10 15:27:22 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 15:27:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false true Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 01:12:47 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 01:21:15 -0700 2008
Basic gist: True story of Emma McClune, fairly typical Briton with a save-the-Third-World ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 26 02:19:41 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 15:35:13 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 02:18:11 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 14 12:03:29 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 18:18:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 27 18:09:03 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 18:09:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 13:58:04 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 22 18:41:18 -0700 2007
There's enough history that you'll learn something but also enough romance to offer a bit of escapism. The main ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 13 00:52:33 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 01:07:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 17:21:16 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 17:30:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Dec 30 09:11:45 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 09:40:14 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 05:30:10 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 06:36:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 03 18:14:55 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 18:33:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 08:39:26 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 08:42:02 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 18 13:54:48 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 13:56:06 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=22929