I really enjoyed this book. However in reading it I found it hard to believe that so much tragedy has and is going on in Congo and no one seems to be doing anything about it. I admire Lisa Shannon for standing up and fighting for these women, and trying to make their lives just a little easier.

Necessary, heartbreaking, but informative. Buy it, read it, and support this cause.

Women helping women one woman at a time, what a powerful thing. After reading this book myself I bought three more copies to pass on to other women friends with the request that they please read and then to pass the book on too other women as well. I now have a new sister and I am so proud of her courage.

May 10th - went to the book signing & definitely was not disappointed. This is NOT light reading, it is a soul-searching 'diary' of how one woman decided to make a difference. Judging by her reading of several passages, she is still coming to terms w/ her decision to 1] find out what she herself could do & 2] her involvement with Women for Women Int'l. Few of us have the guts &/or the dedication for such a task. Ms. Shannon did & does. Everyone in Canada should: a) have this in their TBRs & b) read it from cover-to-cover. Perhaps the NIMBY syndrome CAN be eradicated, if we stop being so self-oriented.