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Born to walk : my journey of trials and resilience  Cover Image Book Book

Born to walk : my journey of trials and resilience / Alpha Nkuranga.

Nkuranga, Alpha, (author.).

Summary:

"'My grandparents used to tell me Rwanda is a country unlike any other, and I knew they spoke the truth. Blessed with majestic mountains and breathtaking valleys, it is a sacred and spiritual land. And yet Rwandan men drenched the land in blood in acts of hate so horrific that the stains of those three years will not fade in one hundred lifetimes.' At the age of eight, Alpha Nkuranga made a fateful decision. With war raging around her, she grabbed the hand of her younger brother, Elijah, and ran from her grandparents' home. When they came to a swamp, they hid until it was safe to escape. Weeks later, they joined a group of refugees, who were fleeing to Tanzania. 'If I kept walking,' Alpha remembers thinking, 'I could tell my story.' Alpha Nkuranga emigrated to Canada more than a decade later. She now works with women and children who face abuse and homelessness. In Born to Walk, she tells a remarkable story of resistance and survival."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781773103341 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 255 pages : maps ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions, [2024]
Subject: Nkuranga, Alpha.
Nkuranga, Alpha > Childhood and youth.
Victims of family violence > Rwanda > Biography.
Immigrants > Canada > Biography.
Resilience (Personality trait)
Rwanda > History > Civil War, 1994.
Rwanda > Social conditions > 20th century.
Genre: Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Smithers Public Library ANF 967.5710431 NKU (Text) 35101011105561 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -


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