Nurses, Nomads and Warlords: Extreme Medicine, Surviving Somalia

Mary Lightfine takes on the greatest challenge of her life when she lands in the midst of an African war zone. In this compelling true story Mary narrowly escapes an attempted kidnapping at gunpoint, death threats and the wiles of a lecherous pilot, as she struggles to help the masses caught in the middle of Somalia's civil conflict. Find out how to instill hope in a homeless man by giving him a bath, how to save your colleague from man-eating sharks, and what to do when you find a bomb in your patient's bed. An exciting, entertaining and inspiring read.