The “master of the non-fiction narrative” (Baltimore Sun) gives us the inspiring account of one man’s remarkable American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him — a brilliant testament to the power of will and of second chances. Deo’s path leads from the horrors of civil war and genocide in Burundi‚ through JFK (with two hundred dollars‚ no English and no contacts)‚ and eventually to medical school‚ and a life devoted to healing.
A New York Times Bestseller
A Pulitzer Prize?winning Author
Review:“Impossible to put down‚ this chronicle is at once horrible and redemptive and‚ in the hands of Kidder‚ beautiful and gripping.”
— Library Journal