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Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir
Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir | Wayétu Moore
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An engrossing memoir of escaping the First Liberian Civil War and building a life in the United StatesWhen Wayétu Moore turns five years old, her father and grandmother throw her a big birthday party at their home in Monrovia, Liberia, but all she can think about is how much she misses her mother, who is working and studying in faraway New York. Before she gets the reunion her father promised her, war breaks out in Liberia. The family is forced to flee their home on foot, walking and hiding for three weeks until they arrive in the village of Lai. Finally, a rebel soldier smuggles them across the border to Sierra Leone, reuniting the family and setting them off on yet another journey, this time to the United States. Spanning this harrowing journey in Moore's early childhood, her years adjusting to life in Texas as a black woman and an immigrant, and her eventual return to Liberia, The Dragons, the Giant, the Women is a deeply moving story of the search for home in the midst of upheaval. Moore has a novelist's eye for suspense and emotional depth, and this unforgettable memoir is full of imaginative, lyrical flights and lush prose. In capturing both the hazy magic and the stark realities of what is becoming an increasingly pervasive experience, Moore shines a light on the great political and personal forces that continue to affect many migrants around the world, and calls us all to acknowledge the tenacious power of love and family.
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Blueberry
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Memoir about a families struggles to stay safe during Liberian unrest.

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Blueberry
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🻠🔥 3y
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RebeccaH
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Currently reading. A memoir of Moore‘s escape from Liberia as a child and her attempts to deal with this past as an adult.

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“There are many stories of war to tell. You will hear them all. But remember among those who were lost, some made it through. Among the dragons there will always be heroes. Even there. Even then. And of those tales ending in defeat, tales of death and orphans wandering among the ruined, some ended the other way too.â€

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The Dragon The Giant The Women encapsulates some of life‘s most solemn issues: war, racism, migration, love, psychological issues, the power of hope & prayer,. Wayétu educated us, giving us bits of Liberia‘s rich culture – tribes, language, folk tales, & tribal remedies. Although the story was filled with how hateful we as humans can be against each other, there was a more powerful narrative love, strength, support, community, hope, and prayer.

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So excited to get my hands on both of these. #ReadPOC

Librarybelle I‘m listening to an author talk with her right now! She is interviewing her parents - remarkable, inspirational story! 4y
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Smrloomis
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â¤ï¸â¤ï¸â¤ï¸ My TBR needs this â¤ï¸â¤ï¸â¤ï¸