{"product_id":"desert-flower-waris-dirie-9780688172374","title":"Desert Flower","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Waris's story is one of remarkable courage. From the deserts of Somalia to the world of high fashion, she battles against oppression and emerges a real champion. She is the most beautiful inspiration to anyone.\" --Elton John\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaris Dirie ran away from her oppressive life in the African desert when she was barely in her teens, illiterate and impoverished, with nothing to her name but a tattered shawl. She traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu--the first leg of a remarkable journey that would take her to London, where she worked as a house servant; then to nearly every corner of the globe as an internationally renowned fashion model; and ultimately to New York City, where she became a human rights ambassador for the U.N. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoignant and powerfully told, \u003cem\u003eDesert Flower\u003c\/em\u003e is Waris's extraordinary story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0688172377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780688172374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.01w x 0.64d","brand":"Waris Dirie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044789317887,"sku":"9780688172374","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32f0c8ad-38d8-4694-9716-301c54c1f924.jpg?v=1684974902","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/desert-flower-waris-dirie-9780688172374","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}