This is the third Ninie Hammon book I have read. The author has
become one of my favorite writers ever since I encountered her books on Twitter
over a year ago. I sent the author a
Tweet after I read Sudan and learned that the book was inspired by the true
story of a Dinka tribal who walked 500 miles north to find a daughter who had
been carried off by slave traders.
Ninie Hammon told a story of the devastation experienced by
individuals, families and whole communities when violence strikes and rips
apart the fabric of their life together. Ninie Hammon has such tremendous
skills as a writer that she made the characters come alive. I think Sudan is an
important book to read because it helps move us away from statistics to
thinking about the real people that are impacted by injustice. The people in
this book captured my heart and will live there. This is an excellent story and I highly
recommend it.