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Land of a Thousand Hills

My Life in Rwanda

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Land of a Thousand Hills

By: Rosamond Halsey Carr, Ann Halsey Howard - contributor
Narrated by: C. M. Hébert
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When Rosamond Halsey Carr first arrived in Africa, she didn't realize that she would spend the rest of her life there. As a young fashion illustrator living in New York City in the 1940s, she seemed the least likely candidate for such a life of adventure. But marriage to a hunter-explorer took her to what was then the Belgian Congo, and divorce left her determined to stay on in neighboring Rwanda as the manager of a flower plantation. In the ensuing half century she witnessed the fall of colonialism, the wars for independence, the loss of her friend, Dian Fossey, the relentless clashes of the Hutus and Tutsis, and, finally, 1994's horrific genocide, of which she provides an unparalleled first-hand account. This is the epic story of a woman alone in an exotic land, struggling to survive untold hardships only to emerge with an extraordinary love for her adopted country and its people.

©2000 Rosamond Halsey Carr (P)2000 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Africa Women Colonial Period War
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This is a story that had to be shared - so much is learned and gained from knowing it. Rosamond Halsey Carr certainly belonged in Rwanda and the difference she made to her many friends, workers and the orphaned children is wonderfully recorded in this book. The peaceful years in Rwanda are such a contrast to 1990s and beyond and the reader experiences the devastating losses through her descriptions and stories of such brutal change. It was an honour to meet her and know of her life through this insightful and well-written book.

A special and memorable book

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An absolutely fantastic story, truthful, accurate and honest. Artfully narrated and easy to enjoy. Feeling the need to travel to East/Central Africa and feel the pulse of this tragic yet heroic story.

outstanding and uplifting

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