Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust Paperback – January 6, 2007

Powerful!

Very satisfied

A+++

Very inspiring!

Simply wonderful

Very inspiring

Came in good as new!

A++++++

Fantastic book, bought before I got to see the play. Terrible conditions author had to survive with 7 other ladies in tiny hidden ensuite for 3 months. Hardly any food, but she had a good outlook as to how she gets away, out of the genocide nightmare, still alive but filthy! I've read all 3 of her books about her life and losses, Mary's appearences, warnings of terrible war. So many hacked to death. Then what it was like after the fighters left, what became of her. And all fact.

What an amazing book!Or maybe it is just an amazing story, the hideous inhumanity that prejudice can drive us to coupled by incredible forgiveness. I read the whole book in 24 hours straight - something that I haven't done in years.Immaculee is from a loving, respected Catholic family in a small town in the west of Rwanda. A family who believed your tribal background shouldn't matter in a country where history and particularly Belgian colonial rule had made it of paramount importance.It is the story of her childhood and adolescence in Rwanda before the unbelievable genocide that was encouraged by the government and allowed to run unchecked by the rest of the world. It is Immaculee's story of God's love, strength and revelation to her in situations that none of us ever want to imagine, the brutal murder of family and friends by their own friends and neighbours and yet it is not an overtly religious book.Although in a part of the world of which I have no experience it was so easy to imagine all the people as real people that you could know and that is as it is, they are or were real people.

If you have a heart filled with compassion and love, congratulations, this book is for you.I read this book as soon as it was delivered. I couldn't put it down. I had heard of this ladies ordeal via you-tube. I had seen countless videos of the holocaust and was moved to my core by the atrocities that occurred. I wanted to know why this happened? What drove neighbours and friends to kill each other, in such horrific manners? Once I read this book, I understood.Imaculees' tale is just one of countless stories that should be told, but thankfully (for me, at least) she kept focused on staying alive so she could get this essential message across, to as many as want to listen. One thing that stood out for me was her undying faith, she knew that she had a purpose to fulfill after the madness was over. It was this that provided us with this book and for that i am truly thankful. It is a graphic and concise account of what happened to her throughout the holocaust and at times made me question my own potential as a human being. It tells of how her somewhat ordinary life changed over night and how she had to leave her family behind, knowing that she may never see them again. She spent three months with several other women hiding in a small toilet in the local ministers house scared for her life. It tells of how they wasted away in hiding and of her fear and anger but also how she came to terms with the devil within, demanding revenge. Immaculees' courage astonished me. Her defiance, despite everything, kept itself alive throughout her time in hiding and she never lost faith even when the devil shouted in her ear! I have nothing but compassion for you Immaculee, and for everyone suffering at the hands of mans greed and selfishness. Maybe one day all men will learn this lesson? God bless you.

Couldn't put this down! Immaculee is an inspiration to us all here in the developed Western world. We are extremely fortunate to have been born into a land of plenty, that is very rarely threatened. I take from this, the simple things in life like family, love and serving others. May I be so forgiving in the small ways I am wronged in my fortunate life as she was through her suffering. Highly recommend.

This is a really good read i couldnt put this book down. What a wonderful story of survival in a horrific genocide not that long ago! I think everyone should read this book it will challange you and your beliefs.

Not enough stars in the sky to rate all of Immaculee's books. They should be compulsory. I would read Our Lady Of Kibeho first, I think, but you definitely need to follow Left To Tell with another of her books; perhaps The Boy Who Met Jesus or The Rosary.I think back to where I was in '94 at just 22; naive and ignorant of the world around me. We cannot allow this to happen again. Thank you, Immaculee, you are more than a teacher. You are an Angel.

I couldn't believe what went on until I read this book. Brings tears in my eyes. I didn't know the full story about the Rwandan Holocaust and Immaculee Ilibagiza was so brave and lucky to have survived this. God certainly has a place for her in heaven

Very moving. Such an important book and historical record.

It is very important that we read about other people's journey through life. I could not put the book down as I had to know how Immaculee came through it. When we have difficulties in our life they teach us important lessons. What a compassionate and forgiving person Immaculee is. I am so very happy that the book was recommended to me and now I have passed it on to many other people.

I loved the book. I would highly recommend it.

a must read

Good Product

Excellent book. Spiritual and uplifting as well as factual. Has left me a changed person

Great book, it is a most read book. I enjoyed reading it with lot of lessons about how to enjoy living in the most of pain.

Great Book impacable experiance reading this book