Why Do I Scream at God for the Rape of Babies?

Ford, Claudia

ISBN 10: 1556435479 / ISBN 13: 9781556435478

Published by North Atlantic Books, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Do I Scream at God for the Rape of Babies?
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556435479
• ISBN 13: 9781556435478
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 6 ounces
• Signed: Signed

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Synopsis

At the center of Why Do I Scream at God for the Rape of Babies? is the tragic story of a five-month-old South African baby named Vyanna who is left alone in a Johannesburg porn theater by her homeless mother and then gang-raped. The story's heart, however, is one of healing, courage and growing love that Vyanna's adoptive mother experiences from the moment she sees the little girl. Journal entries, letters to friends and South African courts, and memories weave together Ford's two-year chronicle of a most unusual—and rewarding—mother-daughter relationship.

About the Author

Claudia J. Ford has thirty years' experience in international development management and training, and has worked in most of the countries of Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, East and Southern Africa. Her specialties include health, family planning, HIV/AIDS, democratic institution building, and women's empowerment.

Ford is currently conducting research on transformation and gender equity, household economics, gender, poverty, and community-based natural resource management. She is a senior lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand. Ford is the founder and director of The Princess Trust, a South African charity that deals with the issue of infant rape and child sexual abuse. Ford lives with her family in Johannesburg, South Africa.