This Child Will Be Great
Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President
Biography & Memoir, Political
| Author: | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | ISBN: | 9780061868085 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins e-books | Publication: | April 14, 2009 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins e-books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| ISBN: | 9780061868085 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins e-books |
| Publication: | April 14, 2009 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins e-books |
| Language: | English |
“The first thing to be said about Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s This Child Will Be Great is that it is exceptionally well written, a true story that seems as much a thriller as the remembrances of an ambitious and brave woman. . . . This timely book, essential for anyone who hopes to understand West Africa in general and Liberia in particular, is a lesson in courage and perseverance.”
—Washington Post
From Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf—Africa’s first elected female president—comes an inspirational memoir about her improbable rise to international prominence, her fight for political freedom, and her unwavering determination to rebuild Liberia in the wake of civil war.
“The first thing to be said about Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s This Child Will Be Great is that it is exceptionally well written, a true story that seems as much a thriller as the remembrances of an ambitious and brave woman. . . . This timely book, essential for anyone who hopes to understand West Africa in general and Liberia in particular, is a lesson in courage and perseverance.”
—Washington Post
From Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf—Africa’s first elected female president—comes an inspirational memoir about her improbable rise to international prominence, her fight for political freedom, and her unwavering determination to rebuild Liberia in the wake of civil war.
