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What is the What

43 Ratings

4.3

Duration
20H 29min
Language
English
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Category

Fiction

Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety for a time. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers, liberation rebels and deadly militias, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation. But there are experiences ahead that will test his spirit in even greater ways than these…

© 2017 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781471298752

Release date

Audiobook: 10 August 2017

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