This was a fabulous memoir by a Rwandan refugee.  I vaguely remember hearing about the troubles over there when I was in college.  The author, Clemantine, talks about how at the age of six, her and her older sister, Claire, had to escape from Rwanda and leave their parents behind.  What ensues is seven years of wandering, hunger, and pure survival. I was afraid this book would be graphic and hard to read but thankfully, the book focused on Clemantine's struggle with healing and feeling worthy of a new life in America.

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This is an incredibly brave and beautiful book - parts of it moved me to tears while other parts had me in awe of her bravery. Clementine escaped the Rwandan genocide and then spent much of her life as a refugee, moving from country to country and camp to camp. She suffered unimaginable horrors, which are described in this book sensitively and honestly. More than this though, the lasting impact of her early life on her later experiences is so significant - even though she was safely placed with caring people in America, she describes how she never quite felt safe. Took my breath away, a brilliant book.

Clemantine Wamariya's story is an education for the reader. Writing with Elizabeth Weil, she tells the story of her flight across Africa from the horrors in Rwanda. In no way in a review is it possible to portray the impact of her torn childhood on Clemantine and her elder sister Claire, but I encourage you to read this book to appreciate in some small way the consequences that last a lifetime and more. A harrowing story, written so well.