SONGS OF A WAR BOY by Deng Thiak Adut

 PAWA'S BOOK OF THE WEEK (Week 43, Fourth Edition)

SONGS OF A WAR BOY is the true story of Deng Thiak Adut from Southern Sudan.

Deng Adut's family were farmers in South Sudan when a brutal civil war altered his life forever. At six years old, his mother was told she had to give him up to fight.

 At the age most children are starting school, Deng was conscripted into the Sudan People's Liberation Army. He began a harsh, relentless military training that saw this young boy trained to use an AK-47 and sent into battle. He lost the right to be a child. He lost the right to learn.

This is an inspiring story of a man who has overcome deadly adversity to become a lawyer and committed worker for the disenfranchised, helping refugees.

It is an important reminder of the power of compassion and the benefit to us all when we open our doors and our hearts to fleeing war, persecution and trauma.

SONGS OF A WAR BOY is available on Amazon. Com