The Gnawing Thoughts

A Journey of War, Hope, and the Human Spirit In this eye-opening and moving memoir, Hida Jessie Piersma provides a rare, first-person glimpse of growing up in Uganda during the regime of Idi Amin-and the incredible fortitude that gave her a fighting chance at a better life, in Europe and America.

Born in 1964 in Awach Division of Northern Uganda's Gulu District-the African bush-Hida learns early the value of hard work and a good education. But the direction of her country threatens to ruin ...