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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
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Patience Ibrahim
By (author) Andrea C. Hoffmann
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9781408708958
ClassificationsDewey:966.9056092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Little, Brown
Publication Date 6 April 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

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/

Reviews

A 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