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Redemption Road
The Quest for Peace and Justice in Liberia | A Novel by Elma ShawRedemption Road
<< Summary
Set in Monrovia during the administration of Liberia’s former president, Charles Taylor, this riveting
debut is a story of recovery, atonement, and the continuing quest for peace and justice in a nation plagued
by conflict and inequalities since its founding by freed American slaves. Life in post-war Liberia is not easy,
and it is especially challenging for Bendu Lewis, a young woman who counsels traumatized survivors of Liberia’s civil war while struggling with memories of her own war-time experiences.
When the warlord who once held her in captivity suddenly shows up in town, she decides that for her own healing,
and for the voiceless victims of the war, she must bring him to justice for his past atrocities. In her pursuit
of Commander Cobra, Bendu finds much more than she bargained for, including the courage to finally confront and
make amends for her own painful war-time secret.
With a foreword by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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