Twilight In The Morning - Couverture souple

Lungu, Theresa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0595301916 ISBN 13 : 9780595301911

Editeur : iUniverse, 2003

Synopsis

Twilight in the Morning Denver Milestone is a pediatrician at a state hospital in Harlem, New York when he goes to work at a refugee camp in post-genocide Rwanda (Central Africa). His stay in Africa is life changing as he comes face-to-face with AIDS and poverty. Just when he begins to feel comfortable, he is critically wounded in a landmine ambush and is flown back to the United States. Saara Rushimana is a Rwandan nurs... Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Denver Milestone is a pediatrician at a state hospital in Harlem, New York when he goes to work at a refugee camp in post-genocide Rwanda (Central Africa). His stay in Africa is life changing as he comes face-to-face with AIDS and poverty. Just when he begins to feel comfortable, he is critically wounded in a landmine ambush and is flown back to the United States. Saara Rushimana is a Rwandan nurse at the refugee camp. Her entire family was murdered in the genocide, but she lives her challenged life with grace. When she seeks political asylum in the United States, little does she know that she will be thrown into a detention center and be made to endure prison like conditions.This is the story of two people whose very different lives meet and intertwine in a tale of overwhelming tragedy, endurance and love.Will Denver survive the attack? Can Saara find her husband's family and tell them about the child she is carrying?Read on.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Theresa Lungu was born and raised in Zambia. She now lives in New York where she runs a project that is helping provide books for her hometown library back in Africa.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0595301916
• ISBN 13: 9780595301911
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 154