This is my latest read, written by a war journalist. It's a true story about his adventures covering the Iraqi war and crossing paths with an Iraqi girl named Rafraf. The story starts off with two different people telling two different stories. Eventually these two people will cross paths. Rafraf was raised in a traditional Iraqi home. I learned more about what the people there think of the war, and how life really is there. I wasn't expecting to find out about bodies being burned alive in car bombs. Rafraf became a translator for NBC and eventually met Don, the reporter. After a struggle of some time she was able to come to the US and live with Don and his family. She eventually had a very successful and exciting life away from the tragedy of Iraq. The book is worth the read, and an easy read for that matter. A true story written like a novel. Rafraf eventually overcame her forced religious values and found what she truly believed. It's truly inspiring hearing about a girl escaping a prison-like government, but even more inspiring is the way the people she met were actually good Christian people who weren't forcing her into a faith she knew nothing about.
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