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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Sierra Leone’s civil war erupted so suddenly that it overturned ordinary life entirely for everyone.
Chapter 3: Children bore the worst of the civil war, forced to survive alone or within roaming groups together.
Chapter 4: In Sierra Leone, young boys had scarce safety, hunted by rebels and assaulted by frightened civilians everywhere.
Chapter 5: Even Sierra Leone’s national army coerced boys to fight across the nation’s long, brutal civil war.
Chapter 6: Fueled by drugs and military propaganda, boy soldiers were turned into efficient killing machines overnight.
Chapter 7: Surviving boy soldiers were profoundly traumatized by both their actions and the horrors they endured afterward.
Chapter 8: Caregivers’ and family’s kindness helped the author transform his trauma into something genuinely productive ultimately.
Description
A Long Way Gone (2007) is a story of how, as a young boy in Sierra Leone, the author found himself caught in a civil war and recruited as a child soldier. You’ll travel alongside during his harrowing journey, eventual rescue and recovery guided through the kindness and grace of loving people.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in modern history of Sierra Leone
- Students of history exploring civil wars and warfare
- People curious about the ongoing plight of child soldiers in Africa