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Moving Mountains Paperback – April 20, 2010

by Claire Bertschinger (Author)

4.4 48 ratings

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One of the most enduring images of the Ethiopian famine that shocked the world in 1984 was that of the young International Red Cross nurse who, surrounded by thousands of starving people and with limited supplies, had the terrible task of choosing which children to feed, knowing that those she turned away might not last the night. That nurse was Claire Bertschinger, and those pictures inspired Live Aid, the biggest relief programme the world had ever seen. 'In her was vested the power of life and death,' Bob Geldof said. 'She had become God-like, and that is unbearable for anyone.' Michael Buerk, whose BBC documentary first showed those pictures, persuaded Claire to return to Ethiopia almost twenty years later. For all those years she had been haunted by the terrible choices she had been forced to make. But when she met them again, the survivors welcomed her back with open arms.

Born in Essex, Claire Bertschinger had to overcome dyslexia to qualify as a nurse. When she joined the International Red Cross, she fulfilled a zest for adventure and a passionate vocation for relief work. She has worked with the war-wounded and hostages in Lebanon, with the Mujahidin in Afghanistan, and with victims of civil war and displaced persons in Uganda, Sierra Leone and the Sudan. Working in war zones she often came under fire herself while trying to save the lives of others.

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Print length

384 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Bantam
Publication date

April 20, 2010
Dimensions

4.96 x 0.91 x 7.8 inches
ISBN-10

0553825828
ISBN-13

978-0553825824
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bantam (April 20, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0553825828
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0553825824
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.96 x 0.91 x 7.8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #4,767,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,443 in Disaster Relief (Books)
- #420,162 in Biographies (Books)

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J. E. Millar

I couldn't help but enjoy this book

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Having met the author. I couldn't help but enjoy this book.
Claire runs the Diploma in Tropical Nursing at the London School of Tropical Medicine (lshtm) at London University.

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Maria G

Moving life experience

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Enjoyed her writing story and narrative. Very moving life experience.

steve

Heart string pulling book

Reviewed in Canada on April 11, 2014

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Recommended to me by the father outlaw. It's been a great and powerful humbling read, definitely recommend. Price and delivery first class

Barbara Singleton-CRisp

A great true story by someone who finds herself in a particular place at a particular time and just deals with it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2013

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I first came across this book when it was leant to me by someone who was fortunate enough to benefit from the feeding camps during the Ethiopian famine. I found the way she dealt with all the different circumstances amazing. I finished the book with so much respect for her determination and resourcefulness. Whether you know Ethiopia or not, it's a very good read.

sarah

Very moving !!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2014

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This is the amazing and true story of a real heroine of our time, a nurse for the Red Cross who personifies "caring". It is an emotional account of her work caring for those in need in war-zones and natural disasters,....which inspired Bob Geldof to do Live Aid & Band Aid. A real life "Florence Nightingale".

Mr. G. H. Horn

Aid worker

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2014

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This a good book to read of the experiences of an aid work at ground roots level . It is a good read with plenty of stories about her travels and how she arrived in Ethiopia.

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