Praise for A LONG WAY GONE

harder still to grasp. Those seeking to understand the human consequences of war, its brutaland brutalizing costs, would be wise to reflect on Ishmael Beah’s story.”—CHUCK LEDDY, The Philadelphia Inquirer“Beah’s memoir is off the charts in its harrowing depictions of cruelty and depravity. Whatsaves it from being a gratuitous immersion in violence is his brilliant writing, his compellingnarrator’s voice, his gift for telling detail…This war memoir haunts the heart long after theeyes have finished the final page.”—JOHN MARSHALL, Seattle Post-Intelligencer“That Beah survived at all, let alone survived with any capacity for hope and joy at all, isstunning, and testament to incredible courage…That Beah could then craft a memoir likethis, in his second language no less, is astounding and even thrilling, for A Long Way Goneis a taut prose arrow against the twisted lies of wars.”—BRIAN DOYLE, The Oregonian“Beah writes his story with painful honesty, horrifying detail, and touches of remarkablelyricism…A must for every school collection.”—RAYNA PATTON, VOYA“A Long Way Gone is one of the most important war stories of our generation…IshmaelBeah has not only emerged intact from this chaos, he has become one of its most eloquentchroniclers. We ignore his message at our peril.”—SEBASTIAN JUNGER, author of The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea