Saturday, March 04, 2006
Book Review: "Emma's War"
Now that you've finished reading "sweetness in the belly," it is time for a true story.
If you are looking for a book about the history of Sudan, falling in love with a warlord, the misery of aid work and the Kenyan bourgeoise- this is a book for you. It was wonderfully disgusting, it is the true story of an obnoxious Brit who ends up in Southern Sudan wearing mini skirts and starting wars- she falls in love and marries an SPLA Commander and chaos ensues. It also has great insight into media manipulation by the aid industry and how no one in the world is really neutral. It also has a good amount of Canadian content.
Read it- you'll like it even if you don't know a thing about foriegn aid, Sudan(although you should know something about that by now!) or loving warlords.
If you are looking for a book about the history of Sudan, falling in love with a warlord, the misery of aid work and the Kenyan bourgeoise- this is a book for you. It was wonderfully disgusting, it is the true story of an obnoxious Brit who ends up in Southern Sudan wearing mini skirts and starting wars- she falls in love and marries an SPLA Commander and chaos ensues. It also has great insight into media manipulation by the aid industry and how no one in the world is really neutral. It also has a good amount of Canadian content.
Read it- you'll like it even if you don't know a thing about foriegn aid, Sudan(although you should know something about that by now!) or loving warlords.
