Left to Tell: One Woman's Story of Surviving the Rwandan Holocaust |
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Immaculee Ilibagiza, Steve Erwin, Wayne W. Dyer
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Pages: 215 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1401908977
Pub: Hay House Inc
Pub date: 2006-04-20
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 99182
Reader Reviews:
An amazing true life story (0/0 people found this helpful)
This book is written brilliantly, and has you gripped from the start. I found that I could put it down as I wanted to see what happened next. Immaculee is an amazing woman and as you read the book you find yourself experiencing the trials that she went through to try and make her way in Rwanda and to survive. I found myself crying in parts - it is a very moving book and makes you see the world in a different light when you realize that these events happened recently in 1994.
Amazing, life-affirming story (0/0 people found this helpful)
about the power of faith to accomplish miracles. I have the greatest admiration for the author and quote her story in my section on the power of faith in my book in my book Travelling Magically: How to Turn Your Journey into a Life-changing Experience
A Must Read (10/10 people found this helpful)
I was given this book to read after making rave comments about the equally must read 'We Wish to Inform You' by Philip Gourevitch. In 1994 I was 24 and was oblivious to what was going on in Rwanda and only learned when I watched the film Hotel Rwanda. Immaculee's book is both sad and inspiring and her amazing strength and hopefulness for the future, after what she endured and lost, is an inspiration to us all. What happened in Rwanda should be compulsory reading for all of us and I am ashamed at my country's and Allies' shameful actions and response during the holocaust that happened there. What makes people become such animals is beyond comprehension and i cannot understand how none of the Hutus' hearts softened - I guess a catalogue of events and encouragement from Government level is to blame. Lets pray that nothing like this happens again and harden our resolve here in the West to intervene in the future. Good luck to you Immacculee and I am please that you have now been blessed with happiness.
Inspirational (10/10 people found this helpful)
I read this book in a couple of hours - was completely hooked and could not put it down.
Immaculee is an absolutely remarkable woman. her courage, faith and determination in the face of such terror and advisity is absolutely inspirational - whatever your belief.
Amazing Story (7/7 people found this helpful)
I read this book in 2 days- I just could not put it down, When I started reading this book I was feeling a bit down, discouraged by life in general, after reading this book all my "problems" seemed trivial compared to the atrocities that the people involed in the rwandan holocast had to endure. Immaculee strengh is amazing she is truely a great example to all of us. this book will make cry & question the world we live in today. a must read.
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