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Combres, Élisabeth

Broken Memory: A Novel of Rwanda

139 pp. | Groundwood | October, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-88899-892-7 $17.95 | Paper ISBN 978-0-88899-893-4 $12.95
(3) YA Translated by Shelley Tanaka. Emma is only five years old when she witnesses her mother's murder during the Rwandan genocide. In this poignant story of loss and courage, Emma faces haunting memories while struggling to obey her mother's last wish: "Tell yourself...that everything will soon be over. You must not die, Emma." An appended author's note gives further context.
Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

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