The Fury in the Fire

Author/Guide: Henning Mankell

Why a Booktrail?

2000s: The third in the true story about a land mine victim

ISBN: 978-1741758313
Genre: Childrens, Inspired by true events

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What you need to know before your trail

Sofia’s first love was Armando – the Moonboy who appeared to her one night, taking off his clothes so she could mend them. She had learned to sew in the hospital, ten years ago, after a terrible landmine accident. Now Sofia and Armando have little children, and while Sofia supports her family in the village, Armando works in the city and comes home on weekends. Life is hard, but things become much worse when, one Saturday, Armando does not return. With her baby on her back, Sofia makes her way to town, and when she discovers what Armando is doing, she is shaken to her very core. Now Sofia must summon all her strength and courage to face the danger that lies ahead.

Travel Guide

Mozambique

Ten years since losing both of her legs, Sophia is raising two young children and expecting a third, yet constantly trying to understand life and figure out what it means to be an adult.

The author foreword from book one. This is how the story starts…

(These books) are about an indomitable person called Sofia, She exists in real life and she’s 12 years old. She lives in one of the poorest countries in the world: Mozambique on the east coast of Africa

Mozambique is actually a rich country, But it became poor as the result of a war which raged there for almost twenty years. Prior to 1974, Mozambique was a Portuguese colony. when the country became independent and went its own way, there were many who tried to prevent it – in particular the wealthy Portuguese who had lost their previous power. Many of them moved to Souther Africa. Racists in South Africa didn’t like what was going on in neighbouring Mozambique either, They gave money and weapons to poverty-stricken and discontented Mozambicans and encouraged them to initiate civil war. and As happens in all wars, it was the civilians who suffered the most. many people died and many filed. Sofia was one of these. But she survived.”

This is her story…