Journal Entry 1 by coco7 from Sprendlingen, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany on Thursday, September 15, 2005

"Waris ran away from her desert nomad family at the age of 12 when her father arranged her marriage to a sixty-year-old stranger in exchange for five camels. She escaped through the harsh Somalian desert and travelled to London where she was discovered by a fashion photographer. But she bore with her the harsh memory and real pain of an ancient custom: circumcision, administered to her at the tender age of five." 

Journal Entry 2 by coco7 from Sprendlingen, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany on Saturday, September 24, 2005

Kommt in jellycats Big Yellow English Bookbox. 

Journal Entry 3 by keksi2 from Ann Arbor, Michigan USA on Friday, October 21, 2005

Another book in the Big Yellow English bookbox that I´m really looking forward to reading. 

Journal Entry 4 by keksi2 from Ann Arbor, Michigan USA on Sunday, January 22, 2006

This book really moved me.
I´d like to keep it traveling and put it in ink-heart´s book box. 

Journal Entry 5 by jellycat from Darmstadt, Hessen Germany on Friday, January 27, 2006

I took it out of the box. 

Journal Entry 6 by jellycat from Darmstadt, Hessen Germany on Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Very captivating read.

18.2. - Once again this book will be part of my Big Yellow English Bookbox. Let's see where it ends up this time.

28.5. - The book returned in my bookbox, I'll find another way to pass it on. 

Journal Entry 7 by rosiewhippet from Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Friday, November 10, 2006

Received from jellycat this morning. Thank you very much for sending it to me.

Rosiewhippet. x 

Journal Entry 8 by rosiewhippet from Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 17, 2008

Just got round to reading this one! I found it very gripping and compelling. I learnt a lot about the culture of Somalian's and customs. I found it very hard to read in places due to the nature of the trials and tribulations that Waris has had to face in her life. I would recommend this to people to read just because it give such insight into the life of a Somalian. I certainly would never have dreamt how difficult it is being someone who has lived my whole life in a western world country.

I am going to read the follow on to this book desert dawn and offer both up as a Ring/Ray.

Many Thanks.
Rosiewhippet. x 

Journal Entry 9 by rosiewhippet at Whitehall in City of Westminster, Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, June 16, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (6/16/2008 UTC) at Whitehall in City of Westminster, Greater London United Kingdom

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Release in the Kitchen at Department of Health

Hope the lucky finder finds it interesting. 

Journal Entry 10 by josiebyrne from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, June 23, 2008

found in staff kitchen of Richmond House Westminster. Read in 3 days and released in the departure lounge of Dublin Airport. 

Journal Entry 11 by AnonymousFinder on Saturday, August 02, 2008

Not something I would have read on my own, but a very worthwhile and moving story. I hope the state of FGM is improved in the 10 years since this book was published!

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