Set in Monrovia during the administration of Liberia’s former president, Charles Taylor, this riveting debut is a story of recovery, atonement, and the continuing quest for peace and justice in a nation plagued by conflict and inequalities since its...
From the remote mountains of Liberia to the epicenter of New York City, Monique Maddy’s life has been an extraordinary journey from an idyllic community to the chaos of city living. But Learning to Love Africais far more than...
For many years Sierra Leone and Liberia have been too dangerous to travel through, bedevilled by a uniquely brutal form of violence from which sprang many of Africa’s cruellest contemporary icons. This travel book touches on one of the...
When William Powers went to Liberia as a fresh-faced aid worker in 1999, he was given the mandate to “fight poverty and save the rainforest.” It wasn’t long before Powers saw how many obstacles lay in the way, discovering...
I am here, in the rain, tied to the mango tree. The water leve rises, above my naked feet, past my ankles. I wait … It has been this way since Sarina’s family moved to Liberia from Boston eight...
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