Desert Flower 沙漠之花:世界名模华莉丝·迪里自传
- 作者
- 出版社 little brown
- 出版时间 2013年4月 第1版
- ISBN 9781860497582
- 定价 121.00
内容简介
WarisDirie(thenamemeansdesertflower)livesadoublelife-bydaysheisafamousmodelandUNspokeswomanonwomen\\\'srightsinAfrica,atnightshedreamsofhernativeSomalia.Waris,oneof12children,wasbornintoatraditionalfamilyofdesertnomadsinEastAfrica.Sheremembersherearlychildhoodascarefree-racingcamelsandmovingonwithherfamilytothenextgrazingspot-untilitcameherturntomeettheoldwomanwhoadministeredtheancientcustomimposedonmostSomaliangirls:circumcision.Warissufferedthistorturewhenshewasjustfiveyearsold.Then,aged12,whenherfatherattemptedtoarrangeamarriagewitha60yearoldstrangerinexchangeforfivecamels-shetookflight.AfteranextraordinaryescapethroughthedangerousdesertshemadeherwaytoLondonandworkedasamaidfortheSomalianambassadoruntilthatfamilyreturnedhome.PennilessandspeakinglittleEnglish,shebecameajanitorinMcDonaldswhereshewasfamouslydiscoveredbyafashionphotographer.Herstoryisatrulyinspirationalandextraordinaryself-portraitofaremarkablewomanwhosespiritisasbreathtakingasherbeauty.
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