Emmas War

Tall, striking, and adventurous to a fault, young British relief worker Emma McCune came to Sudan determined to make a difference in a country decimated by the longest running civil war in Africa She became a near legend in the bullet scarred, famine ridden country, but her eventual marriage to a rebel warlord made international headlines and spelled disastrous consequences for her ideals Enriched by Deborah Scroggins s firsthand experience as an award winning journalist in Sudan, this unforgettable account of Emma McCune s tragically short life also provides an up close look at the volatile politics in the region It s a world where international aid fuels armies as well as the starving population, and where the northern based Islamic government with ties to Osama bin Laden is locked in a war with the Christian and pagan south over religion, oil and slaves Tying together these vastly disparate forces as well as Emma s own role in the problems of the region, Emma s War is at once a disturbing love story and a fascinating exploration of the moral quandaries behind humanitarian aid. Free Read Emmas War [ Author ] Deborah Scroggins [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr As an aid worker currently in Sudan, I just had to grab this book The story of Emma is not actually what is central to the book It s almost as if she and her marriage to a war lord is some skeleton holding together the true story, the story of The Sudan That being said, it s all very well written, very informative, and for someone currently in the context and are you ready for a shocker the people, the places, and the feeling for those in aid to Sudan is VERY similar to how it is now Ma As an aid worker currently in Sudan, I just had to grab this book The story of Emma is not actually what is central to the book It s almost as if she and her marriage to a war lord is some skeleton holding together the true story, the story of The Sudan That being said, it s all very well written, very informative, and for someone currently in the context and are you ready for a shocker the people, the places, and the feeling for those in aid to Sudan is VERY similar to how it is now Many of the c...I am always acutely aware of all that I don t know and rarely feel informed enough to comment on anything However, Scroggins does such an excellent job of painting the history and politics of Sudan that I actually feel like I know something about the Country She uses Emma McCune s life as a sort of sausage casing , in which she stuffs the famine, tribal warfare, religious ferocity,intervention and interruptions of the west, politics of funding wars, chase for black gold, race and racism, slave I am always acutely aware of all that I don t know and rarely feel informed enough to comment on anything However, Scroggins does such an excellent job of painting the history and politics of Sudan that I actually feel like I know something about the Country She uses Emma McCune s life as a sort of sausage casing , in which she stuffs the famine, tribal warfare, religious ferocity,intervention and interruptions of the west, politics of ...Don t read this Way too dense with detail, very weak plot and a really hard read.I absolutely loved this book I read it in two days The author s ability to weave in the history of the conflict in the Sudan conflict b w the north and south and since the 1950s with her travel there as a journalist in the late 1980s early 90s covering famine with that of Emma McClune, a British Aid Worker, who marries a war lord, is remarkable and makes for a story that s hard to put down She truely is a talented writer who makes reading history which even I mostly find boring not because I absolutely loved this book I read it in two days The author s ability to weave in the history of the conflict in the Sudan conflict b w the north and south and since the 1950s with her travel there as a journalist in the late 1980s early 90s covering famine with that of Emma McClune, a British Aid Worker, who marries a war lo...part history of sudan, with a focus on the late 80s early 90s period of the civil war, part exploration of the complexities of the aid business i found this book to be digestible in part because scroggins does such a great job establishing context and bringing to life the vast web of personalities entwined within this story i was hesitant when i picked this up because i was afraid that it would be emma s st...I read Emma s War in a couple of days The story is a disturbing one and I guess I wanted it over quickly, like ripping a Band aid off to minimize the pain Deborah Scroggins does an excellent job of summarizing the hugely complicated issue of civil wars in Sudan Into the story of people fighting over religious, linguistic, monetary, ethnic and other differences, she weaves her own experiences and the personal story of Emma McCune Emma was an idealistic young British woman who was fascinated b I read Emma s War in a couple of days The story is a disturbing one and I guess I wanted it over quickly, like ripping a Band aid off to minimize the pain Deborah Scroggins does an excellent job of summarizing the hugely complicated issue of civil wars in Sudan Into the story of people...Emma s War is a wonderful true novel I instantly loved this book I really liked it because not only did it tell Emma s story but it also gave incredible insight on the on going civil war in Sudan It is a must read if you like to know about genocides, famines, and civil war The way Scroggin described events was just amazing, I felt as if I was in there Before reading this novel I did not know much about Sudan s history and how the war started and the details about them, now I know wayEmma s War is a wonderful true novel I instantly loved this book I really liked it becau...This was a fascinating and well written history of Sudan Although much of the book including the title are about the life of Emma McCune, a British aid worker who married a South Sudanese rebel leader and the political climate of Sudan during the period of Emma s involvement, Emma is actually muchof a supporting character in the book than its main subject I appreciated this angle because Emma s life and entanglements put the conflict in context but were overall a mere misguided drop in This was a fascinating and well written history of Sudan Although much of the book including the title are about the life of Emma McCune, a British aid worker who married a South Sudanese rebel leader and the political climate of Sudan during the period of Emma s involvement, Emma is actually muchof a supporting character in the book than its main subject I appreciated this angle because Emma s life and entanglements put the conflict in context but were overall a mere misguided drop in the bucket of Sudan s histo...Emma s War is part journalistic nonfiction, part biography, part memoir In its function as a distant discussion of the Sudanese civil war that s been raging for decades, it did a fine job As an American, I don t usually understand clearly the many layers of strife that underlie conflict in distant lands and cultures, and Ms Scroggins attempted to explain what is both complex and somewhat inexplicable I now have a much better understanding of the religious and tribal animosities in that land, Emma s War is part journalistic nonfiction, part biography, part memoir In its function as a distant discussion of the Sudanese civil war that s been raging for decades, it did a fine job As an American, I don t usually understand clearly the many layers of strife that underlie conflict in distant lands and cultures, and Ms Scroggins attempted to explain what is both complex and somewhat inexplicable I now have a much better understanding of the religious and tribal animosities in that land, and also a better picture of how Sudan fits into the greater African culture My gripe on the nonfiction aspect of this book is that the author tends to get bogged down in confusing and sometimes unnecessary details and renders a sometimes jerky chronology of events.Evencompelling were the narratives and scenes...I read this book while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine The author uses the life of the title character to exam the true impact of humanitarian aid organizations on the world s crises Emma is a white, middle class, directionless woman who ends up finding herself as an aid worker in Sudan She is continually pulled by almost fanatic urges to do good in the world, but often confused as to how she should enact this change The helplessness of the Sudan crisis is overwhelming next I read this book while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine The author uses the life of the title c...

• English
• 15 January 2017
Deborah Scroggins
• Paperback
• 416 pages
• 0375703772
• Deborah Scroggins
• Emmas War