CHRISTINA LAMB

10th anniversary edition of the bestselling memoir of youngest ever Nobel Prize winner

ââ?¬Ë?There will be an avalanche of books about the pandemic. None will be as eye-opening or humane or moving as Lambââ?¬â?¢sââ?¬â?¢ DAILY TELEGRAPH A story of poverty, generosity and worlds colliding in modern Britain

'There will be an avalanche of books about the pandemic. None will be as eye-opening or humane or moving as Lamb's' DAILY TELEGRAPHA story of poverty, generosity and worlds colliding in modern Britain

ââ?¬Ë?There will be an avalanche of books about the pandemic. None will be as eye-opening or humane or moving as Lambââ?¬â?¢sââ?¬â?¢ DAILY TELEGRAPH A story of poverty, generosity and worlds colliding in modern Britain

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE ‘A wake-up call’ Amal Clooney ‘Devastating… rape and sexual abuse continue to be a pervasive and all-too-often hidden feature of conflict zones the world over’ HM Queen Camilla From award-winning war reporter and co-author of I Am Malala, this is the first major account to address the scale of rape and sexual violence in modern conflict. Christina Lamb has worked in war and combat zones for over thirty years. In Our Bodies, Their Battlefield she gives voice to the women of conflicts, exposing how in today’s warfare, rape is used by armies, terrorists and militias as a weapon to humiliate, oppress and carry out ethnic cleansing. Speaking to survivors first-hand, Lamb encounters the suffering and bravery of women in war and meets those fighting for justice. From Southeast Asia where ‘comfort women’ were enslaved by the Japanese during World War Two to the Rwandan genocide, when an estimated quarter of a million women were raped, to the Yazidi women and children of today who witnessed the mass murder of their families before being enslaved by ISIS. Along the way Lamb uncovers incredible stories of heroism and resistance, including the Bosnian women who have hunted down more than a hundred war criminals, the Aleppo beekeeper rescuing Yazidis and the Congolese doctor who has risked his life to treat more rape victims than anyone else on earth. Rape may be as old as war but it is a preventable crime. Bearing witness does not guarantee it won’t happen again, but it can take away any excuse that the world simply didn’t know.

I trettio år har den brittiska journalisten Christina Lamb bevakat krig och konflikter världen över. I alla krigszoner hon rapporterat ifrån har hon träffat kvinnor som utsatts för systematiska våldtäkter.Våra kroppar, deras slagfält är Lambs storartade reportagebok om de tysta brott som drabbar kvinnor, sliter isär familjer och bryter ner samhällen. Lamb tar oss med på en resa mellan kontinenter och storstäder, byar och flyktingläger. Vi möter Victoire i Rwanda, Graciela i Argentina, Bakira i Bosnien och Naima i norra Irak – kvinnorna som har överlevt och som nu hjälper andra att läka. Men också kvinnorna som gått under. Våldtäkt som vapen i krig utförs inte av enstaka militärer, det utförs på massiv skala. Ändå är det krigsbrott som sällan utreds eller erkänns.Den här boken levandegör kvinnorna världen över, sätter ljus på ofattbara mänskliga handlingar och ger en helt ny bild av hur krig ser ut.Sagt om boken: Man kan inte kalla sig feminist om man inte läser den här boken. /.../ Christina Lamb vill punktera uppfattningen om att våld mot flickor och kvinnor är en naturvetenskaplig lag i konflikter. SydsvenskanHennes texter är starka, faktabaserade, upprörande, ofattbara, tunga - och viktiga. Nya WermlandstidningenDet är en plågsam och upprörande bok att läsa. Dels för att kvinnor från jordklotets alla hörn berättar om fruktansvärda brutaliteter de utsatts för, och dels för att det är en berättelse om hur världen rätt mycket rycker på axlarna åt det.SVT Kulturnyheterna…en viktig historiebok i ett ämne som behöver beskrivas och erkännas.ArbetarenAtt läsa den här boken är att vada genom sorg, skam och skuld. Ingen vill läsa den här boken. Läs den ändå!Västmanlands läns tidningI sin drabbande och akut angelägna reportagebok som nu utkommit på svenska berättar Lamb om kvinnoöden från hela världen och sätter ljus på ofattbara mänskliga handlingar och hur krig kan se ut.Västerbottens-kurirenDet här är den mest drabbande och upprörande bok jag någonsin läst. Det måste ha krävt mod att researcha och skriva den.Anthony Beevor, historiker och författareRöster ur boken:”Kvinnor är inte enbart åskådare till historien. Det är dags att sluta berätta bara halva berättelsen.”” ’Mina hobbies är att röka och jaga våldtäktsmän.’ Hon skämtar inte. Hon har spårat upp över hundra hittills. 29 har blivit åtalade i Haag och 80 i Bosnien.””Trots att jag vittnade i en utländsk domstol med utländska domare i rockar som talade på ett annat språk var jag inte rädd, för när du talar sanning har du inget att frukta.”

From Christina Lamb, the coauthor of the bestselling I Am Malala and an award-winning journalist--an essential, groundbreaking examination of how women experience war. In Our Bodies, Their Battlefields, longtime intrepid war correspondent Christina Lamb makes us witness to the lives of women in wartime. An award-winning war correspondent for twenty-five years (she's never had a female editor) Lamb reports two wars--the "bang-bang" war and the story of how the people behind the lines live and survive. At the same time, since men usually act as the fighters, women are rarely interviewed about their experience of wartime, other than as grieving widows and mothers, though their experience is markedly different from that of the men involved in battle. Lamb chronicles extraordinary tragedy and challenges in the lives of women in wartime. And none is more devastating than the increase of the use of rape as a weapon of war. Visiting warzones including the Congo, Rwanda, Nigeria, Bosnia, and Iraq, and spending time with the Rohingya fleeing Myanmar, she records the harrowing stories of survivors, from Yazidi girls kept as sex slaves by ISIS fighters and the beekeeper risking his life to rescue them; to the thousands of schoolgirls abducted across northern Nigeria by Boko Haram, to the Congolese gynecologist who stitches up more rape victims than anyone on earth. Told as a journey, and structured by country, Our Bodies, Their Battlefields gives these women voice. We have made significant progress in international women's rights, but across the world women are victimized by wartime atrocities that are rarely recorded, much less punished. The first ever prosecution for war rape was in 1997 and there have been remarkably few convictions since, as if rape doesn't matter in the reckoning of war, only killing. Some courageous women in countries around the world are taking things in their own hands, hunting down the war criminals themselves, trying to trap them through Facebook. In this profoundly important book, Christina Lamb shines a light on some of the darkest parts of the human experience--so that we might find a new way forward. Our Bodies, Their Battlefields is as inspiring and empowering is as it is urgent, a clarion call for necessary change.

From Christina Lamb, the coauthor of the bestselling I Am Malala and an award-winning journalist--an essential, groundbreaking examination of how women experience war.In Our Bodies, Their Battlefields, longtime intrepid war correspondent Christina Lamb makes us witness to the lives of women in wartime. An award-winning war correspondent for twenty-five years (she's never had a female editor) Lamb reports two wars--the "bang-bang" war and the story of how the people behind the lines live and survive. At the same time, since men usually act as the fighters, women are rarely interviewed about their experience of wartime, other than as grieving widows and mothers, though their experience is markedly different from that of the men involved in battle. Lamb chronicles extraordinary tragedy and challenges in the lives of women in wartime. And none is more devastating than the increase of the use of rape as a weapon of war. Visiting warzones including the Congo, Rwanda, Nigeria, Bosnia, and Iraq, and spending time with the Rohingya fleeing Myanmar, she records the harrowing stories of survivors, from Yazidi girls kept as sex slaves by ISIS fighters and the beekeeper risking his life to rescue them; to the thousands of schoolgirls abducted across northern Nigeria by Boko Haram, to the Congolese gynecologist who stitches up more rape victims than anyone on earth. Told as a journey, and structured by country, Our Bodies, Their Battlefields gives these women voice. We have made significant progress in international women's rights, but across the world women are victimized by wartime atrocities that are rarely recorded, much less punished. The first ever prosecution for war rape was in 1997 and there have been remarkably few convictions since, as if rape doesn't matter in the reckoning of war, only killing. Some courageous women in countries around the world are taking things in their own hands, hunting down the war criminals themselves, trying to trap them through Facebook. In this profoundly important book, Christina Lamb shines a light on some of the darkest parts of the human experience--so that we might find a new way forward. Our Bodies, Their Battlefields is as inspiring and empowering is as it is urgent, a clarion call for necessary change.

Prize-winning journalist and the co-author of smash New York Times bestseller I Am Malala, Christina Lamb, now tells the inspiring true story of another remarkable young hero: Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose harrowing journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude, grit, and hope that lends a face to the greatest humanitarian issue of our time, the Syrian refugee crisis.For millions around the globe, sixteen-year-old Nujeen Mustafa embodies the best of the human spirit. Confined to a wheelchair because of her cerebral palsy and denied formal schooling in Syria because of her illness, Nujeen taught herself English by watching American soap operas. When her small town became the epicenter of the brutal fight between ISIS militants and US-backed Kurdish troops in 2014, she and her family were forced to flee.Despite her physical limitations, Nujeen embarked on the arduous trek to safety and a new life. The grueling sixteen-month odyssey by foot, boat, and bus took her across Turkey and the Mediterranean to Greece, through Macedonia to Serbia and Hungary, and finally, to Germany. Yet, in spite of the tremendous physical hardship she endured, Nujeen's extraordinary optimism never wavered. Refusing to give in to despair or see herself as a passive victim, she kept her head high. As she told a BBC reporter, "You should fight to get what you want in this world."Nujeen's positivity and resolve infuses this unforgettable story of one young woman determined to make a better life for herself. Told by acclaimed British foreign correspondent Christina Lamb, The Girl from Aleppo is a unique and powerful memoir that gives voice to the Syrian refugee crisis, helping us to understand that the world must change--and offering the inspiration to make that change reality.

“From now on, it’s drones, baby, drones”- Robert Gates, former U.S. Defense Secretary Three writers. Two plays. One vital tale of power, sex and infighting at the top of the Washington establishment, and its far-reaching repercussions. As Barack Obama prepares to leave office, this world premiere double bill probes behind the scenes of America’s controversial drone wars, and asks what they will mean for our future.This TuesdayIt’s 5a.m. A CIA director learns her daughter has been injured in a car crash, a White House security adviser is sleeping with an intern, a Pentagon General is working out in the gym. This Tuesday, in an hour, they have a vital decision to make.The KidWednesday. A missile hits a wedding in Pakistan. 7000 miles away, two drone operators begin their celebration. Pushing the button was the start. If only it were the end…

Prize-winning journalist and the co-author of smash New York Times bestseller I Am Malala, Christina Lamb, now tells the inspiring true story of another remarkable young hero: Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose harrowing journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude, grit, and hope that lends a face to the greatest humanitarian issue of our time, the Syrian refugee crisis.For millions around the globe, sixteen-year-old Nujeen Mustafa embodies the best of the human spirit. Confined to a wheelchair because of her cerebral palsy and denied formal schooling in Syria because of her illness, Nujeen taught herself English by watching American soap operas. When her small town became the epicenter of the brutal fight between ISIS militants and US-backed Kurdish troops in 2014, she and her family were forced to flee.Despite her physical limitations, Nujeen embarked on the arduous trek to safety and a new life. The grueling sixteen-month odyssey by foot, boat, and bus took her across Turkey and the Mediterranean to Greece, through Macedonia to Serbia and Hungary, and finally, to Germany. Yet, in spite of the tremendous physical hardship she endured, Nujeen's extraordinary optimism never wavered. Refusing to give in to despair or see herself as a passive victim, she kept her head high. As she told a BBC reporter, "You should fight to get what you want in this world."Nujeen's positivity and resolve infuses this unforgettable story of one young woman determined to make a better life for herself. Told by acclaimed British foreign correspondent Christina Lamb, Nujeen is a unique and powerful memoir that gives voice to the Syrian refugee crisis, helping us to understand that the world must change--and offering the inspiration to make that change reality.

From the award-winning co-author of I Am Malala, this book asks just how the might of NATO, with 48 countries and 140,000 troops on the ground, failed to defeat a group of religious students and farmers? How did the West�s war in Afghanistan and across the Middle East go so wrong?

Malala kommer til Oslo i juli i forbindelse med regjeringens Utdanningstoppmøte.Da Taliban tok kontroll over Swat-dalen, var det en jente som nektet å la seg kneble. Malala Yousafzai tok opp kampen for sin rett til utdanning. Tirsdag 9.oktober 2012 kostet det henne nesten livet. På bussen på vei hjem fra skolen ble hun skutt i hodet, og få trodde hun ville overleve.Jeg er Malala er den utrolige historien til en familie som må forlate sitt hjemland på grunn av terrorisme, om kampen for jenters rett til utdanning og om foreldrenes sterke kjærlighet til sin datter i et samfunn som favoriserer sønner. "Malala er en god forteller, som skriver varmt om det hverdagslige, reflektert om samfunnsspørsmål, og engasjert om verdiene hun kjemper for." Sten Inge Jørgensen, VG "Malala vant verdens øre. Men kampen pågår fortsatt. Hun vil vekke alles samvittighet, og leseren av denne boken vil en gang for alle forstå viktigheten av retten til utdanning." Eskil Skjeldal, Vårt Land

An extraordinary collection of reportage that tells the story of some of the most important world events of the past 16 years, from one of the most talented and intrepid female journalists at work today. Since leaving England aged 21 with an invitation to a Karachi wedding and a yearning for adventure, Christina Lamb has spent 20 years living out of suitcases, reporting from around the world and becoming one of Britain’s most highly regarded journalists. She has won numerous awards, including being named Foreign Correspondent of the Year a remarkable four times. ‘Small Wars Permitting’ is a collection of her best reportage, following the principal events of the last two decades everywhere from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. But Lamb’s main interest has always been in the untold stories, the people and places others don’t visit. Undaunted by danger, disease or despots, she has travelled by canoe through the Amazon rainforest in search of un-contacted Indians, joined a Rio samba school to infiltrate crime rackets behind Carnival and survived a terrifying ambush by Taliban. No less remarkable are the characters that Lamb meets along the way, from Marsh Arabs who covet Play Stations instead of buffaloes to an Armenian compère for performing dolphins with whom she travelled during the war in Iraq. Lamb’s writing is passionate, powerful and poetic, transforming reportage into literature. Through the stories she tells – and her own development from a self-confessed ‘war junkie’ to a devoted mother – Lamb attempts to comprehend the human consequences of conflict in the countries she has come to know.

A powerful and intensely human insight into the civil war in Zimbabwe, focusing on a white farmer and his maid who find themselves on opposing sides. One bright morning Nigel Hough, one of the few remaining white farmers in Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, received the news he was dreading – a crowd were at the gate demanding he surrender his home and land. To his horror, his family's much-loved nanny Aqui was at the head of the violent mob that then stole his homestead and imprisoned him in an outhouse By tracing the intertwined lives of Nigel and Aqui – rich and poor, white and black, master and maid – through intimate and moving interviews, Christina Lamb captures not just the source of a terrible conflict, but also her own conviction that there is still hope for one of Africa’s most beautiful countries.

A British war correspondent chronicles her ten-year visit to Pakistan, during which she witnessed the rise of the Taliban in the last phase of the Soviet War, the brutal victimization of the Afghan people, and the literary traditions of the women writers of Herat, in an updated edition featuring a new afterword by the author. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.