false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165763573m/8744.jpg 8744 6 Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, <i>Waris Dirie</i> is a remarkable woman. Born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia, she told her story - enduring female circumcision at five years old; running away at 12 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 world wide bestseller, <i>Desert Flower</i>. Although <i>Waris Dirie</i> fled her homeland, she never forgot the country that moulded her. She traces the roots of her courage, resilience and humour back to her culture, and most particularly to her mother. This is the moving story of her return to Somalia- <i>Desert Dawn</i> is about coming home. 3102650 2002 Desert Dawn total:118|5:26|4:42|3:38|2:12|1:0| 118 436 175 11 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 21:46:50 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 17:35:28 -0700 2009
I was telling my husband Alen about how the author critized the U.S. when she was living there and then when she went back t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 10:47:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 15:52:53 -0700 2009 Waris goes back to Somalia after being gone for 20 years, and reunites with her family! This book made me tear up a few times. I also got angry at the way women are treated in Somalia. On ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sat Jul 25 20:23:59 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 20:26:31 -0700 2009 Autobiography of Dirie, Somalian model for Revlon. Story of her return to visit her mother and family clan. Great insight into Somalian life and Muslim ways.

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