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by Mende Nazer (Author), Damien Lewis (Author) "When I was born, my father chose to call me Mende ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd; Large Print Ed edition (1 Jul 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843958368
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843958369
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15 x 2.8 cm
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'Her book is a profound meditation on the human ability to survive virtually any circumstances' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Mende Nazer's happy childhood in the remote Nuba Mountains of Sudan was cruelly cut short when raiders on horseback swept into her village. The Mujahidin hacked down terrified villagers, raped the women and abducted the children. Twelve-year-old Mende was one of them. Sold to an Arab woman in Khartoum, Mende was kept as a domestic slave, without any pay or a single day off. Her food was leftover scraps, and her bed was the floor of the garden shed. She endured this harsh and lonely existence for seven long years and was then passed on by her master to a relative in London. Eventually Mende managed to make contact with other Nuba exiles who, with British journalist and filmmaker Damien Lewis, helped her escape to freedom.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent and powerful book., 21 Jan 2004
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Slave is an excellent book that I struggled put down in the one day it took me to read it. Mende's incredible memory allows us to have a glimpse into her happy childhood and experience the differences in her culture from our own. But at age 12 her childhood was cut short and she was captured in a terrifying raid on her village. What follows is a shocking account of her life as a slave 'abid' first in Khartoum and then in London. Her bravery, strength and cleverness throughout this time, her escape and even now is amazing and encouraging. But what really struck me is how recent this situation was. While many of us were ringing in the millennium, Mende was still in slavery. While we would wish it was a work of fiction or even history, Slave allows us to see the situation as it really is in Sudan and reminds us that the situation is still present. Mende Nazer is truly an inspiration and her book left me wanting to find out how to do more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Is there an end to shame?, 9 Dec 2007
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This book explores a very uncomfortable truth: this is the 21st century and slavery still exists. Following a murderous raid in her native Nuba village in Sudan, Mende Nazer was kidnapped in 1994 with other native children from that area. Her simple tribal life surrounded by a loving, united family came to an end that night. Sold to an Arab family in Khartoum, she learned to survive by "simply" enduring her fate. She was stripped of dignity and humanity, her desperation worsened by the lack of information about the rest of her family, not knowing whether they had survived the raid. It all made her plunge into a deep depression. She was humiliated, beaten and psychologically abused to a devastating extent and for several years. She was later "passed on" to another family, related to the one in Khartoum. This second family lived in London and it was there, in the year 2000, that Mende's fate changed.

This story is a condensation of facts reported simply and clearly by Mende in first person, beginning with her childhood (a very happy one despite her painful female circumcision at a very young age), all the way through her life and up until the events leading to freedom in London. She was helped in this process by journalist Damien Lewis and the result is a compelling read, where all is pieced together in a very accessible way. Mende's young and sober voice emerges with a powerful resonance in its quiet simplicity, a sad reminder of contemporary slavery. It's like a blow knocking the air out of you.

I am omitting further details as the reading would be spoiled. I abstain from commenting as the book comments itself and also because, no matter how "used" we are to hear about atrocities nowadays, it is difficult to convey in written words the outrage in the knowledge that such horrors still exist. Just one thing: this should be a compulsory read. It is not only informative and an eye-opener, it also goes to show that, thankfully, goodness still exists too, despite everything, and it unites everybody, irrespective of race, religion, social background.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars incredible!!, 15 Jul 2005
This book was recommended to me by my best friend, who i borrowed it off. As soon as i began to read it i was hooked, the way it is written is truly captivating and makes it impossible to put it down.
Although certain parts of the book are quite disturbing you are forced to read on by the emotion in the way it's told. It disgusts me that these events took place in the 1990's as the brutality and superiority shown by the arab slave owners is barbaric and not at all how you would expect someone to treat another human being in this day and age.
This book gives a wonderful insight into a different culture shown through the eyes of a young sudanese girl whose childhood is savagely stolen from her. Follow her story as she travels from her tribal home in the Nuba mountains to London where she eventually makes a daring escape more than ten years after the raid on her village when she was captured and enslaved. I would recommend this book to everyone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and well written
I totally loved this book from page one.. The author describes her childhood from the Nuba villages in Sudan and then on to her miserable life as a slave in Sudan's capital and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. Macdonald

5.0 out of 5 stars a great read!
i read this book in the space of a few hours. i couldnt put it down. It was shocking at times, but also vey heartwarming, the way she talks about her family beofre the raid. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars Slave - Mende Nazer
Emotive and powerfully written. This book takes you on a journey through Mende's life, through her own eyes. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Slave - Mende Mazer
A frank, and honest account of what Mende had been through. It's an uncomfortable, yet captivating read that makes you go though all kinds of emotions. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2006 by nerys_6

5.0 out of 5 stars 20th Century prisoner
Yes,this IS a story of 20th century slavery,bitter and appalling,but the author has managed to keep herself half sane with her fantastic memories of her family,all due credit to... Read more
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I'm not usually compelled to write reviews but i had to for this book. It is one of the best books i have ever read! It is compelling, moving, heart warming and much more. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2004 by bookworm

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book - Read it!!
This is a humbling book - This girl went through so much for someone so young. A really gripping story - hard to put down. Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2004 by T. J. Murray

5.0 out of 5 stars Slaves don't get the minimum wage
You will not be able to put this one down. Mende at twelve was a middle class Sudanese village girl. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
I truely believe this book and everything that is written in it, I can't believe people can treat other humans in the way they have in this book, You won't believe it is... Read more
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'Slave' is a fantastic read, a real page turner. 'Slave' really opens your eyes to all the slavery and abuse that is going on all over the world. Read more
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