And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 140132357X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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It's so amazing to read that out of very bad can still BOP This is such an eye-opener of a book! It's hard reading because of the topic but somehow also inspiring and positive. It's so amazing to read that out of very bad can still come very good! And wonderful to read about a person, the author, who let herself open-mindedly be guided by life to find her own calling without preconceived notions.. Moving, riveting, horrific and yet hopeful saga of Liberia John E. Ramspott In this very clear and well written memoir, Agnes Fallah Kamara-Umunna tells not only her story, but the stories of many people on all sides of the two Liberian civil wars. Getting stories from people is one of the things she does best. Her "Straight From the Heart" radio show shared stories of many of the victims of the war. 75% of the women in Liberia were raped during this period. But she did not stop there. She reached out to the former child soldiers, who were very much victims in their own right. But she broadens the circle further to include the warlords, the intelligence gatherers and the girls who were forced to be soldier. Wonderful Read, I found this book to be an incredibly compelling read, and just plain compelling from an emotional point of view. It is an honest, and inspiring and uplifting story of a remarkable woman, who demonstrates the kind of courage that I cannot imagine having myself. I know sometimes people resist books about war because they worry about getting depressed by them, but this one filled me with hope. I highly recommend it.
She lives in New York with her three children.Emily Holland is an in-house producer and reporter for the International Rescue Committee (IRC), has contributed to JANE Magazine, The Princeton Alumni Weekly, and writes a "Dispatches from a Humanitarian Journalist" column for Dave Eggers's online publication McSweeney's Internet Tendency.. Agnes Kamara-Umunna was born in
When bullets hit Agnes Kamara-Umunna's home in Monrovia, Liberia, she and her father hastily piled whatever they could carry into their car and drove toward the border, along with thousands of others. Victims and perpetrators. Soon, she came up with a daring plan: Find the former child soldiers, and record their stories. Boys and girls, mothers and fathers. It seemed like the end of the world. Reeling, and unsure of what to do in this place so different from the home of her memories, Agnes accepted a job at the local UN-run radio station. Harrowing, bleak, hopeful, humorous, and deeply moving--And Still Peace Did Not Come is not only Agnes's memoir: It is also her testimony to a nation's descent into the horrors of civil war, and its subsequent rise out of the ashes.. An army of children was approaching, under the leadership of Charles Taylor. Slowly, they made their way to the safety of Sierra Leone. Agnes comforts rape survivors, elicits testimonials from warlords, and is targeted with death threats--all live on the air.Set in a place where monkeys, not raccoons, are the scourge of homeowners; the trees have roots like elephant legs; and peacebuilding is ha
About the AuthorAgnes Kamara-Umunna was born in Liberia where she hosted the radio program Straight From the Heart and is a statement taker for the Liberia Truth & Reconciliation Commission. She lives in New York with her three children.Emily Holland is an in-house producer and reporter for the International Rescue Committee (IRC), has contributed to JANE Magazine, The Princeton Alumni Weekly, and writes a "Dispatches from a Humanitarian Journalist" column for Dave Eggers's online publication McSweeney's Internet Tendency.