Monday, August 9, 2021

The Girl Who Smiled Beads - Clemantine Wamariya

 Sub-title: A Story of War and What Comes After

with: Elizabeth Weil

A very sad tale of a young Rwanda woman who at age 6 was caught up in the genocide.  She and her sister moved from one refugee camp to another over several years before getting asylum in the U.S. The author is a recognized speaker and activist who completed college at Yale and appears happy and successful.  The story reveals her true feelings of loss, anger, fear and distrust as a result of her journey.   A powerful read that left me wanting to know more.

Quote: "Taking care of loved ones in my world was not based on affection.  It was based on the fear of losing them."

Published: 2018  Read: August 2021  Genre: Memoir

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