Heart of Darfur

by Lisa French Blaker

Book Overview

Lisa arrives in Sudan full of determination to use her skills as a nurse to do something to ease the plight of the hundreds of thousands of people caught up in the civil war raging through Darfur. She... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340952296
• ISBN13: 9780340952290
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent!

Outstanding true story of one nurse's work with the impoverished people of Darfur!

A moving, down-to-earth description of a nurse's experience in Darfur

The thing that stands out most to me after reading this wonderful book, is that the author has successfully managed to truly make her book about Darfur. The reader gets to know a little about Lisa, a South African born New Zealand nurse with a love of Africa, but what stands out, what you will remember the most, are the people, the patients she treats along the way. You find yourself wondering what became of the patients, and like Lisa, wonder how many more of them there are out there. These people cease to be victims of war and widespread poverty, but individuals that touch your heart. I've read many of these humanitarian aid workers books, all of which have been amazing in their own right. This is one of the best I have read, and as a female, I find it interesting to read books written from another female perspective. And like any recounts from this sector, some moments can be disturbing or upsetting, there were moments where I was reluctant to turn the page to find out the fate of a child, but overall it's somewhat uplifting. It's realistic, but it's not dark or cynical. And although you share in the authors sadness, her frustration, her triumph, she is not dramatic. She shares her experience with you and lets Darfur speak for itself.