Wed July 7, 2021
Book Passage Presents: Mindy Uhrlaub with Adam Hochschild - Unnatural Resources
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Inspired by true stories, author and activist Mindy Uhrlaub shines a light on the injustices against women, children and other at-risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in her latest novel, Unnatural Resources. Considered by many as the "rape capital of the world," the DRC in central Africa is beset by acts of violence, torture and murder, perpetrated by bands of organized militia groups. Women, young girls and child soldiers are subdued and victimized on a daily basis.
When her Congolese village is destroyed by an invading militia group, eleven-year-old Therese is injured and outcast. Stranded in a war-torn jungle, she is forced to make a choice: lie down and become another victim of the war or stand up and survive. Desperate to find her mother and brother, she uses her greatest gift, her knowledge of English, to navigate the vast web of humanitarian aid groups. Unnatural Resources is a stunning and unflinchingly brutal redefinition of the meaning of family. This book tells the story of a young Congolese girl who becomes a symbol of hope in the worst place in the world to be female.
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When her Congolese village is destroyed by an invading militia group, eleven-year-old Therese is injured and outcast. Stranded in a war-torn jungle, she is forced to make a choice: lie down and become another victim of the war or stand up and survive. Desperate to find her mother and brother, she uses her greatest gift, her knowledge of English, to navigate the vast web of humanitarian aid groups. Unnatural Resources is a stunning and unflinchingly brutal redefinition of the meaning of family. This book tells the story of a young Congolese girl who becomes a symbol of hope in the worst place in the world to be female.
Inspired by true stories, author and activist Mindy Uhrlaub shines a light on the injustices against women, children and other at-risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in her latest novel, Unnatural Resources. Considered by many as the "rape capital of the world," the DRC in central Africa is beset by acts of violence, torture and murder, perpetrated by bands of organized militia groups. Women, young girls and child soldiers are subdued and victimized on a daily basis.
When her Congolese village is destroyed by an invading militia group, eleven-year-old Therese is injured and outcast. Stranded in a war-torn jungle, she is forced to make a choice: lie down and become another victim of the war or stand up and survive. Desperate to find her mother and brother, she uses her greatest gift, her knowledge of English, to navigate the vast web of humanitarian aid groups. Unnatural Resources is a stunning and unflinchingly brutal redefinition of the meaning of family. This book tells the story of a young Congolese girl who becomes a symbol of hope in the worst place in the world to be female.
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When her Congolese village is destroyed by an invading militia group, eleven-year-old Therese is injured and outcast. Stranded in a war-torn jungle, she is forced to make a choice: lie down and become another victim of the war or stand up and survive. Desperate to find her mother and brother, she uses her greatest gift, her knowledge of English, to navigate the vast web of humanitarian aid groups. Unnatural Resources is a stunning and unflinchingly brutal redefinition of the meaning of family. This book tells the story of a young Congolese girl who becomes a symbol of hope in the worst place in the world to be female.
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