Description
Waris's story is one of remarkable courage. From the deserts of Somalia to the world of high fashion, she battles against oppression and emerges a real champion. She is the most beautiful inspiration to anyone. --Elton John
Waris Dirie ran away from her oppressive life in the African desert when she was barely in her teens, illiterate and impoverished, with nothing to her name but a tattered shawl. She traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu--the first leg of a remarkable journey that would take her to London, where she worked as a house servant; then to nearly every corner of the globe as an internationally renowned fashion model; and ultimately to New York City, where she became a human rights ambassador for the U.N.
Poignant and powerfully told, Desert Flower is Waris's extraordinary story.
Author: Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 03/15/2011
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.01w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780688172374
ISBN10: 0688172377
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory