{"product_id":"desert-flower","title":"Desert Flower","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Waris's story is one of remarkable courage. From the deserts of Somalia to the world of high fashion, she battles against oppression and emerges a real champion. She is the most beautiful inspiration to anyone.\" --Elton John\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaris Dirie ran away from her oppressive life in the African desert when she was barely in her teens, illiterate and impoverished, with nothing to her name but a tattered shawl. She traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu--the first leg of a remarkable journey that would take her to London, where she worked as a house servant; then to nearly every corner of the globe as an internationally renowned fashion model; and ultimately to New York City, where she became a human rights ambassador for the U.N. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoignant and powerfully told, \u003cem\u003eDesert Flower\u003c\/em\u003e is Waris's extraordinary story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0688172377\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780688172374\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Dirie, Waris, Miller, Cathleen, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Sep 1999)","offer_id":45659986624709,"sku":"9780688172374","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780688172374.jpg?v=1768916513","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/desert-flower","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}