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A Gift from Darkness: How I Escaped with my Daughter from Boko Haram
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
A Gift from Darkness: How I Escaped with my Daughter from Boko Haram
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Patience Ibrahim
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By (author) Andrea C. Hoffmann
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:288 | Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 152 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781408708958
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Classifications | Dewey:966.9056092 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Little, Brown Book Group
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Imprint |
Little, Brown
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Publication Date |
6 April 2017 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
When Patience Ibrahim's husband died, she feared that her life was over. She had prayed every night for a baby to complete her family, and suddenly she found herself a nineteen-year-old widow, alone in the world. But when she fell in love again, a happy future seemed possible. Patience married once more , and was overjoyed to discover that she was pregnant. A few days later, everything fell apart. Men from Boko Haram arrived at her door, killing Patience's new husband and kidnapping her. This is the incredible true story of her and her baby daughter's survival, against all the odds.
Author Biography
Patience Ibrahim (Author) Patience Ibrahim lives with her daughter Gift in Maiduguri, in northern Nigeria. Andrea C Hoffmann (Author) http://andreachoffmann.com/
ReviewsA Gift from Darkness is the story of her [Patience's] captivity, her incredible escape and the birth of her daughter Gift. The German journalist Andrea Hoffmann skilfully tells Patience's story of survival and escape - Sunday Times
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