Author Lisa Harris has written a compelling book about the tensions that exist between governments and warring factions of renegade warriors in the fictitious Dhambizao. This story COULD be taken straight out of any evening news report because it is so representative of the kind of tensions that really exist behind many of our news headlines.
Often times, the news reports that we hear are only surface versions of what really takes place when human beings are being killed for political reasons. These situations illustrate that power tends to corrupt those who sit in authority over others and serve to meet hidden agendas that average citizens are unaware of…even though, those same citizens are the first to suffer the consequences when conflict arises.
Torture, death, rape, starvation, violence and lack of medical provision is sure to follow when one group tries to influence others to riot and go against government leadership. Violence triggers a violent response…this is natural. What is not natural is an indifference to those who are caught in the crossfires.
I think Lisa Harris has done a great job of portraying the powerless feeling of the victims to prevent the effects that these kinds of conflicts inflict on the people who are victims of those warriors who are called “ghost soldiers” in this book. She also does a great of inspiring the reader to a compassionate desire to help those in need around the world. The characters in the story show a realistic evolution of thoughts and actions during the progression of the story. It creates an awareness of the need for taking action to minimize the devastation of people who are in crisis by getting involved. Read the rest of this entry…