Desert Flower
129 SEK
- AuthorDirie, Waris
- FormatPaperback
- Pages238
- PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
Description
Article no.: 9781860497582
Waris Dirie (the name means desert flower) lives a double life - by day she is a famous model and UN spokeswoman on women's rights in Africa, at night she dreams of her native Somalia.
Aged 12 her father attempted to arrange a marriage with a 60 year old stranger in exchange for five camels - and she took flight. After an extraordinary escape through the dangerous desert she made her way to London and worked as a maid for the Somalian ambassador until that family returned home.
Penniless and speaking little English, she became a janitor in Mc Donalds where she was famously discovered by a fashion photographer. Her story is a truly inspirational and extraordinary self-portrait of a remarkable woman whose spirit is as breathtaking as her beauty.
Aged 12 her father attempted to arrange a marriage with a 60 year old stranger in exchange for five camels - and she took flight. After an extraordinary escape through the dangerous desert she made her way to London and worked as a maid for the Somalian ambassador until that family returned home.
Penniless and speaking little English, she became a janitor in Mc Donalds where she was famously discovered by a fashion photographer. Her story is a truly inspirational and extraordinary self-portrait of a remarkable woman whose spirit is as breathtaking as her beauty.