Author's Note | p. xi |
Child of the Desert | |
The Naming | p. 3 |
Grandma's Trip to the Lost Valley | p. 13 |
Moon-Bone Madness | p. 27 |
Mo, Omer, and Me | p. 39 |
The Cutting Time | p. 52 |
School of the Desert | |
School Days | p. 69 |
Fight School | p. 82 |
Resistance for Grandma | p. 94 |
The White Eyelash Attack | p. 106 |
Cousins in Love | p. 117 |
Dream to Be | p. 128 |
Desert of Fire | |
Med School | p. 137 |
University of Jihad | p. 150 |
Rumors of War | p. 160 |
Medicine Woman | p. 169 |
Accident and Emergency | p. 179 |
Mission to Mazkhabad | p. 190 |
Rebel Doctor | p. 201 |
Black Dogs and Slaves | p. 211 |
They Come for Me | p. 222 |
A Long-Distance Wedding | p. 232 |
The Devil Horsemen | p. 238 |
A Time of Fear | p. 248 |
Desert of No Return | |
Escape from Darfur | p. 261 |
The Hostel of Despair | p. 270 |
In London, In Love | p. 280 |
Breaking the Silence | p. 287 |
Will to Live | p. 297 |
Epilogue | p. 305 |
Glossary | p. 311 |
Acknowledgments | p. 315 |
About the Authors | p. 317 |
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