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Desert flower : the extraordinary life of a desert nomad

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Waris Dirie, whose name means "desert flower", was born in Somalia of nomadic parents.

She underwent extreme female circumcision at the age of five, and when she was 13 her father sold her into marriage with a 60-year-old for five camels, at which time she ran away.

She was discovered by a fashion photographer in the United States whilst working as a janitor at McDonald's, and became a model who has been used to promote Revlon skin-care products.

She also speaks on women's rights in Africa and travels the world to give lectures on behalf of the UN.

This is her autobiography.

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Virago Press Ltd
1860497586 / 9781860497582
Paperback / softback
18/01/2001
United Kingdom
English
238p., [8]p. of plates
20 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: 1998.