Not yet sunset : a story of survival and perseverance in LRA captivity / Grace Acan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Acan, Grace, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acan, Grace.

Lord's Resistance Army.

Girls--Crimes against--Uganda--Biography.

Girls.

Abduction--Uganda--Apac District--Biography.

Abduction.

Terrorist organizations.

Girls--Crimes against.

Uganda--Politics and government.

Uganda.

Politics and government.

Terrorist organizations--South Sudan.

South Sudan.

Uganda--Apac District.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 188 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Other Title:

Not yet sun set

Story of survival and perseverance in LRA captivity

Place of Publication:

Kampala : Fountain Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

"When the boys in her class asked her to sit on the ground in the classroom because they felt girls were dull and so only fit for the dusty floor while they sat on chairs, Grace refused to do so, and vowed to struggle for gender equality. As she excelled in school, the war in neighbouring northern Uganda districts was something Grace only heard about, but did not witness. In the early morning of 10 October 1996, this ended. The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group broke into her school dormitory at St. Mary's College, Aboke in Apac district, and abducted 139 schoolgirls. Grace was marched to South Sudan where she endured close to nine years of forced labour, hardship and violence at the hands of the rebels. This book is a story of her childhood, abduction and life inside the LRA. Grace never gave up hope of returning to Uganda to realise her dream. She escaped the LRA to resume her education, providing exceptional leadership to thousands of students in high school and university. Not Yet Sunset is a story of survival, resilience, determination and inspiration."

ISBN:

9789970259366

9970259369

OCLC:

995355368