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The Last Girl

My Story of Captivity and My Fight Against the Islamic State

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The Last Girl

By: Nadia Murad, Jenna Krajeski, Amal Clooney - introduction
Narrated by: Ilyana Kadushin
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 `Telling my story of first, surviving genocide and then, as a captive of ISIS is not easy, but people must know.' The remarkable and courageous story of Nadia Murad, a twenty-three-year-old Yazidi woman who is working with Amal Clooney to challenge the world to fight ISIS on behalf on her people.

With a foreword by Amal Clooney

A Nobel Peace Prize nominee and the first Goodwill Ambassador the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations and winner of the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, Nadia Murad is a courageous young woman who has endured unimaginable tragedy (losing eighteen members of her family) and degradation through sexual enslavement to ISIS. But she has fought back.

This inspiring memoir takes us from her peaceful childhood in a remote village in Iraq through loss and brutality to safety in Germany. Courage and testimony can change the world: this is one of those books. Politicians Politics & Activism Survival Middle East Village

Critic Reviews

The Last Girl offers powerful insight into the barbarity the Yazidi suffered alongside glimpses into their mystical culture . . . this is an important book by a brave woman, fresh testament to humankind's potential for chilling and inexplicable evil
Courageous . . . Anyone who wants to understand the so called Islamic State should read The Last Girl
This devastating memoir unflinchingly recounts her experiences and questions the complicity of witnesses who acquiesced in the suffering of others
Nadia Murad has put a human face on one of the world's most complicated and intractable conflicts
Her book is sobering - and an inspiration
A harrowing memoir... Intricate in historical context... The Last Girl leaves readers with urgent, incendiary questions
Murad gives us a window on the atrocities that destroyed her family and nearly wiped out her vulnerable community. This is a courageous memoir that serves as an important step toward holding to account those who committed horrific crimes
This is likely the most inspiring feminist memoir out this year
A devastating yet ultimately inspiring memoir that doubles as an urgent call to action
Brilliant and intense... a clear-eyed account of ISIS's cruelty
Powerful... A heartbreaking elegy to a lost community
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This was such an incredible story of survival in the face of terrible evil. I felt the narrator was excellent and this increased the impact of Nadias escape from ISIS and the horrors they inflicted on the Yazidis. Having listened to this audiobook i now feel so much empathy for this people and their culture. Highly recommended.

Story of great courage superbly read

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An extraordinary story of survival and hardship. Nadia is an amazing woman, her and her fellow survivors are so important to tell the story of their lives.

Hard to hear but very necessary

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Nothing beats true stories, especially when they are so horrific and distressing. as painful as it is listen to, this story reflects the resilience and strength of the human spirit. there is always hope and light at the end of the tunnel.

absolutely captivating

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I knew absolutely nothing of the Yazidis when I started listening to Nadia’s story. I have learnt so much and will be a supporter for life now. Difficult to put down, very well told and narrated. Best wishes.

Incredibly interesting and insightful

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If you could sum up The Last Girl in three words, what would they be?

Heartbreaking true story

What did you like best about this story?

Nadia is raw and honest. It is a heartbreaking story and would have taken a huge amount of guts to write.

Which character – as performed by Ilyana Kadushin – was your favourite?

Nadia

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The relationship between Nadia and her mother.

Moving

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