Over a Thousand Hills, I Walk with You
Author(s): Hanna Jansen (Author)
- Publisher: Andersen Press
- Publication Date: 7 Jun. 2007
- Language: English
- Print length: 352 pages
- ISBN-10: 184270673X
- ISBN-13: 9781842706732
Book Description
Before that fateful April day, Jeanne lived the life of a typical Rwandan girl. She bickered with her little sister, went to school, teased her brother. Then, in one horrifying night, everything changed. Political troubles unleashed a torrent of violence upon the Tutsi ethnic group. Jeanne's family, all Tutsis, fled their home and tried desperately to reach safety.
They did not succeed. As the only survivor of her family's massacre, Jeanne witnessed unspeakable acts. This haunting story was told to Jeanne's adoptive mother, and here she makes unforgettably real the events of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This is an extraordinary and devastating book. It needs to be on the school curriculum, like the Diary of Anne Frank, or All Quiet on the Western Front. I will never forget it. ― Emma Thompson
At its heart the Rwandan tragedy was profoundly personal. Personal for every man, woman and child who experienced the terror, who lost those they loved. This novel captures with great poignancy the terrible cost to the youngest and most vulnerable. ―
Fergal Keane
Remarkable . . . a profound and often beautiful book. ―
Observer
At times I couldn't bear to carry on reading...vividly told. ―
Berlie Doherty
A powerful testimony of the genocide in Rwanda, and the events leading up to it. ―
Mary Blewitt, SURF - the Rwandan Genocide Survivor's Fund
From the Back Cover
At its heart the Rwandan tragedy was profoundly
personal. Personal for every man, woman and child who experienced the terror, who lost those they loved. This novel captures with great poignancy the terrible cost to the youngest and most vulnerable. FERGAL KEANE
This is an extraordinary and devastating book. It needs to be on the school curriculum, like the Diary of Anne Frank, or All Quiet on the Western Front. I will never forget it. Emma Thompson
At times I couldn t bear to carry on reading, I was so deeply affected by it. Berlie Doherty
Based on the true story of Jeanne, an 8-year-old girl who survived the Rwandan genocide of 1994, the only member of her family who did. Here her adoptive mother Hanna Jansen retells her story with a clarity and honesty that is at once moving and inspiring. It was one of the world s most recent and bloody periods of history.
A powerful testimony of the genocide in Rwanda
Mary Kayitesi Blewitt
Founder and Director, Survivor s Fund (SURF), which will receive half of the royalties. A powerful testimony of the genocide in Rwanda will make a difference to help the thousands of survivors living with , and still dying from, its consequences in Rwanda today. Mary Kayitesi Blewitt, Founder and Director, Survivor s Fund (SURF), which will receive half of the royalties.
About the Author
Hanna Jansen wrote this book based on the real life experiences of her adopted daughter, Jeanne, who survived the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Hanna and Jeanne live in Siegburg, Germany, with Hanna's husband and the couple's twelve other children, most of whom are war orphans.
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