Slave: My True Story by Damien
Lewis
Slave, My True Story
Mende Nazers beautiful and at times heart-wrenching account of her
struggle to survive modern-day slavery (The Washington Post) At age
twelve, Mende Nazer lost her childhood. It began one horrific night in 1993,
when Arab raiders swept through her Nuba village, setting fire to the
village huts and murdering the adults. They rounded up thirty-one young
children, including Mende, who was eventually sold to a wealthy Arab
family in Sudans capital city, Khartoum. So began Mendes seven dark
years of enslavement. Normally, Mendes story never would have come to
light, but when she was sent to work for another master-a diplomat working
in London-she made a dramatic break for freedom. Published to critical
acclaim for the honesty and clarity of its prose, Slave is a story almost
beyond belief. It depicts the strength and dignity of the Nuba tribe. It
recounts the savage cruelty of the secret, modern-day trade in slaves.
Most of all, it is a profound meditation on the human ability to survive under
virtually any circumstances. (Publishers Weekly)

Personal Review: Slave: My True Story by Damien Lewis
I read this book last year. I bought it in hard cover for my personal home
library, after reading such positive reviews from others. It is definitely one
of the best books I own! Though it's been a number of months since I've
read this book, I can honestly tell you...from my words to God's ear...I can
remember every sequence in this book. Though we are reading about a
very disturbing subject, you won't be able to ignore any of it's contents.
My interest took place right at the beginning as I learned of Mende's
fascinating lifestyle in a village within the Nuba mountains of Sudan, Africa.
It was quite enjoyable to read... so different an environment as to mine in
the United States, but so similar in regards to parents caring for their
children.
Yet soon enough, Mende's life turns on her, completely.
Late one night, a group of Arab raiders rode into her village, torched the
homes and rounded up the young girls, as everyone began running wildly
in all directions. The raiders gathered up several young girls, including
Mende Nazer. From there, the children taken were funneled through a
generated system of illegal payoffs, beginning with those who rode into the
villages during the night, to those whom escorted the young girls out of
Sudan, to those who transported them into a new country of origin...in
Mende's case, being kidnapped into a Middle Eastern Country.
When finally there, Mende and the other youngsters were then held in a
home of a dark n' dirty basement where they lived for a while until special
ladies came to the house, arriving as though they were there for tea n'
cookies. But rather than picking out which cookies these 'soon to be
masters' wanted, they picked out which young girl they wanted to bring
home with them to become their own illegal SLAVE.
MY PERSONAL NOTE: "This acquisition is nothing but appalling and
stunning to know, though it still takes place throughout the entire world.
There is no excuse for the barbaric treatment whatsoever. How can
human beings be so inhumane?"
Back to the book....
After taking years of abuse at the hand of her master, along with the
course of never, ever seeing a day to call 'her own' or ever being able to
contact her family to tell them that she was alive, Mende was finally going
to have a change in venue. Her Master wanted to give her sister, who
lived in London, Mende, as a gift for a while. But soon after that exchange
took place, Mende could not mentally sustain that way of life any longer, so
she picks a point in time, and she RUNS!
If you are not satisfied with my review, please, read the reviews of the
countless others who were as overwhelmed as I was with this fascinating
and riveting autobiography of Mende Nazer.

To Mende Nazer: If you are ever to read 'my review' of your book, please
know that I am hoping 'my review' of your book will promote others to take
an interest in your intriguing autobiography so that if we readers ever come
across a similar situation as yours in my country or those reading it abroad,
may we all unify with no problem of reporting this inhumane type of abuse.
I pledge this to you, of my own self, Mende. God Bless you for all you've
been through, and for having the will and the strength to share it with us,
your proud readers!
J. Lavoie
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