The Washington Post reviewed Tears of the Desert today. Here’s what they have to say about it.
“Tears of the Desert” is that rarest of literary endeavors, not just a book you read but a book you experience. Halima Bashir’s story of growing up in the Zaghawa tribe of Darfur is vivid, poignant and brutally candid. It is also, simply, brutal. When she describes (with the expert help of her co-writer) the life of her remote desert village, readers will not want to put the book down. When she turns to the violence that shattered her village, her family and her own life, readers will have to steel themselves to go on.
I urge everyone to pick up a copy. Let us know what you think.
The opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Save Darfur Coalition.
