Emma's War: A True Story

Tall, striking, and adventurous to a fault, young British relief worker Emma McCune came to Sudan determined to make a difference in a country decimated by the longest-running civil war in Africa. She became a near legend in the bullet-scarred, famine-ridden country, but her eventual marriage to a rebel warlord made international headlines--and spelled disastrous consequences for her ideals.

Enriched by Deborah Scroggins's firsthand experience as an award-winning journalist in Sudan, this unforgettable account of Emma McCune's tragically short life also provides an up-close look at the volatile politics in the region. It's a world where international aid fuels armies as well as the starving population, and where the northern-based Islamic government--with ties to Osama bin Laden--is locked in a war with the Christian and pagan south over religion, oil and slaves. Tying together these vastly disparate forces as well as Emma's own role in the problems of the region, Emma's War is at once a disturbing love story and a fascinating exploration of the moral quandaries behind humanitarian aid.

Author: Deborah Scroggins
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 02/10/2004
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780375703775
ISBN10: 0375703772
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- History | Africa | North
- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs

About the Author
Deborah Scroggins has won six national journalism awards for her reporting from Sudan and the Middle East. For Emma's War she was awarded the Georgia Author of the Year Award. A former correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she has published articles in Granta, The Independent, Vogue, and Glamour. She lives in Atlanta.