Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War
As a young woman growing up in Africa, Leymah Gbowee was broken by a savage civil war that destroyed life as she knew it, depriving her of the education she yearned for and claiming the lives of relatives and friends. As war continued to ravage Liberia, Gbowee’s bitterness turned to rage-fueled...
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As a young woman growing up in Africa, Leymah Gbowee was broken by a savage civil war that destroyed life as she knew it, depriving her of the education she yearned for and claiming the lives of relatives and friends. As war continued to ravage Liberia, Gbowee’s bitterness turned to rage-fueled action as she realized it is women who are the silent sufferers in prolonged co
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B005ENJZL8
Publisher: Beast Books
Pages no: 262
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
Africa,
Book Club,
War,
Feminism,
Politics,
Social Movements,
Social Justice
10 stars for her and her story, but three for the memoir itself. It may be due to the ghostwriting, but she's such an engaging and fascinating person, and the writing never quite captured that.
I probably would have liked this better if I hadn't already seen the documentary. PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL has a more badass title and I think tells the story a little better so just watch that.
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2011
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2011
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