Running the Rift
Books | Fiction / Literary
3.8
Naomi Benaron
Jean Patrick dreams of running in the Olympics, and with gruelling training he soon beats a world qualifying time. But his chances of success are threatened by the ethnic tensions erupting all around him. When Hutu violence against Tutsis finally crescendos and his homeland Rwanda is wracked by unforgivable atrocities, Jean Patrick, a Tutsi, has no choice but to run for his life abandoning fatherland, family, and the woman he loves. Finding them again will be the race of his life. Following a decade in Rwanda’s history through the eyes of one boy, Running the Rift is a wrenching tale of a people’s collective trauma, of lives lost, and loves salvaged.
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Author
Naomi Benaron
Pages
384
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Published Date
2012-01-04
ISBN
1780740786 9781780740782
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"A beautiful story of a Tutsi boy and his dream to be a runner…in spite of growing up in Rwanda in the 1990’s. The ethnic strife and ultimate violence that exploded against the Tutsis threatened his dream, but not his survival. The simplicity of life with love is, in the end, what matters most. I loved this book."
Merry
