When the Lion Roars

By DiAnn Mills

Book Overview

An American female doctor, an Arab Christian man, and an officer of the Sudanese Liberation Army must work together to find and liberate a young girl who's been abducted into slavery by the Northern... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589190300
• ISBN13: 9781589190306
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: David C. Cook
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Life-changing tale

I found this a riveting story, based on factual happenings in Sudan. The characters were so real they literally walked off the page into my heart. This is a book that will entertain you but also change your perspective and make you care about the plight of others. Highly recommended!

Spotlight on the Sudanese

Award-winning author, DiAnn Mills, brings humanity and the sweeping power of God's love to life in this riveting story set in Southern Sudan during the ongoing civil war, where three very different characters (an American physician, an Arab-born Christian, and a commander in the Sudanese People's Liberation Army) must put aside prejudice, fear, and pride in order to find and rescue the commander's 16-year-old sister who has been captured by slave traders. After reading this novel, you will never think of the struggle and sacrifice in Sudan in the same way.  It will no longer be simply a headline or a news story in the daily paper.  You may even make a decision in invest some of your time and money to bring hope to this suffering population.

A Gripping Story

This is a story of passion. Passion for a country and a people in pain. Passion for children in a war-torn place. Passion for a God who leads heroes into desperate, dangerous places and provides their protection. And it is the story of one woman who is brave enough to stay in a country not her own. When Paul Farid lands a plane packed with food and medical supplies in war-ravaged Sudan, he is surprised to learn that his contact, Dr. Larson Kerr, is a woman - a light-haired American woman. With the dying and wounded all around her, Dr. Kerr's days are brightened only by two Sudanese children, inspiring sixteen-year-old Rachel and protective twelve-year-old Nyok, who help her in the straw-roofed medical clinic. Dr. Kerr discovers much about herself as she attempts to fight off the God she once knew. But what secret from Dr. Kerr's past continues to torment her? And will Colonel Ben Alier of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, a man who hates Paul Farid because of his past, tell her of Paul's true identity? Although I knew nothing about Sudan before reading this book, Mills' colorful imagery brought this African nation to life for me. I could almost smell the "cup of hot sweetened karkaday tea, made from a variety of crushed hibiscus." DiAnn Mills has told a gripping story. One I hope will stir up support for today's heroes. For the men and women who are brave enough to minister to the physical and spiritual needs of those living in war zones. Many still fight to survive the danger which lurks in the darkness, but God's light shines when the lion roars. I recommend this book - a very worthwhile read.

A true adventure!

Of her books, DiAnn Mills says, "Expect an adventure," and her latest novel When the Lion Roars fulfills that promise. Based on extensive research and true-life accounts, this story is taken from today's news, although unfortunately not from front page headlines of American newspapers or lead stories of television newscasts. In When the Lion Roars, the tragedy of Sudan's religious and racial wars is brought to light in a powerful, moving human drama that is sure to challenge every thinking reader. The story is told through the eyes of an American doctor, an Arab-American missionary pilot, a southern Sudanese warlord, and a village boy-warrior, each one bringing a fresh perspective to the narrative. When Rachel, a gentle Christian teenager, is kidnapped and sold into slavery by northern Sudanese, the four protagonists join forces to free her, even if it costs them their lives. While this story may be fiction, it paints the true and tragic portrait of the war-torn land of Sudan where slavery, genocide, and wanton destruction threaten to snuff the life out of simple people who wish only to live in peace. Devoid of sensational ploys, but skillfully and articulately written, When the Lion Roars - and the people who inspired it - is a book you will not soon forget.

A heart-wrenching, heartwarming must-read adventure

DiAnn Mills vividly brings to our attention the very real horror going on in the Sudan area of Africa....but by creating a very plausible story, using characters that we come to know and appreciate, we do see how there is a glimmer of hope. An American doctor, an Arab-born Christian and a Commander in the Sudanese People's Liberation Army come together to help the Sudanese, all the while working through some personal issues that ultimately show them God's purpose for their lives. Their adventures take place in a land that some of us may never see; DiAnn's details bring right there. It is both a heart-wrenching and heart-warming story, but one that keeps you on the edge of your seat.