Pt. 1 Child of the Desert 1 The Naming p. 3 2 Grandma's Trip to the Lost Valley p. 15 3 Moon-bone Madness p. 31 4 Mo, Omer and Me p. 46 5 The Cutting Time p. 62 Pt. 2 School of the Desert 6 School Days p. 81 7 Fight School p. 97 8 Resistance for Grandma p. 111 9 The White Eyelash Attack p. 126 10 Cousins in Love p. 139 11 Dream to Be p. 152 Pt. 3 Desert of Fire 12 Medical School p. 161 13 University of Jihad p. 177 14 Rumours of War p. 189 15 Medicine Woman p. 200 16 Accident and Emergency p. 212 17 Mission to Mazkhabad p. 225 18 Rebel Doctor p. 238 19 Black Dogs and Slaves p. 249 20 They Come for Me p. 262 21 A Long-distance Wedding p. 273 22 The Devil Horsemen p. 280 23 A Time of Fear p. 291 Pt. 4 Desert of No Return 24 Escape from Darfur p. 305 25 The Hostel of Despair p. 316 26 In London, in Love p. 328 27 Breaking the Silence p. 336 28 Will to Live p. 349 Epilogue p. 357 Glossary p. 366.

Halima Bashir was born into the remote western deserts of Sudan. She grew up in a wonderfully rich environment and later went on to study medicine. At the age of twenty-four she returned to her tribe and began practising as their first ever qualified doctor. But then a dark cloud descended upon her people...Janjaweed Arab militias began savagely assaulting her people. At first, Halima tried not to get involved. But in January 2004 they attacked people in her village. Halima treated the traumatised victims and was sickened by what she saw. She decided to speak out in a Sudanese newspaper and to the UN charities. Then the secret police came for her. For days Halima was interrogated and subjected to unspeakable torture. She finally escaped but the nightmare just seemed to follow her... This inspiring story tells of one woman's determination to survive and her passion to defend her people. For the first time, we can truly understand the personal horrors of Darfur from someone who lived through it.