Diary Of A Lost Girl (Hardcover)

~ Kola Boof (Author)

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Think of a female warrior and the image of Kola Boof comes to mind. She is tough, blunt and serious with uplifting black women worldwide, a cause that earned her the most hated woman in Sudan... --Black Book News Magazine

Product Description

"Diary of a Lost Girl" is the facinating autobiography of Kola Boof, the former mistress of Osama Bin Laden. She writes about the hardships of being vaginally circumcised, about witnessing her birth parents killed in her presence as a small child, about slavery and Arabism in Sudan, about being adopted and raised in the U.S. by African Americans. Kola talks candidly about love, her hopes and the future of her sons.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Seaburn (February 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592320120
• ISBN-13: 978-1592320127
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #729,634 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful writing, March 21, 2007

By	Newell - See all my reviews

I've had this book for maybe about 6 months and I've read it twice already. This is one of those books that you pick up to read and you just CAN'T PUT IT DOWN.

Regardless of what you think of the writer or her views or her politics, what can't be denied is that she is a spectacular writer who keeps your attention. If you agree with her, you'll be yelling "go, girl" at every page. If you disagree with her, you'll be pounding your fist on the table as you read it. That's another beauty of her writing: no matter HOW you feel, her words have you hooked, the way she weaves them together has you not just thinking, but getting EMOTIONAL about it.

All I can say is that I'm really looking forward to more works by this author and I'm really thinking of purchasing her other works as well.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It should bloody well have 10 stars, March 5, 2007

By	NV "tena11" (NEW YORK, NEW YORK United States) - See all my reviews

People. This is a great great great book. This is the only book I refuse to lend out to anyone, because I know they will keep it. I have bought many many of her books, as gifts. Wow. Where the bloody 'ell do I start. I don't believe there is a racist bone in her body. It's all about honesty. That's the bloody problem mates. Honesty. People don't want the reality. Don't want to read the "reality" . They'd rather read " fiction" and believe that! I totally bloody well forgot that Ol "Bin Laden " was even in the book. Totally forgot. When he finally entered into the "picture" I couldn't have cared less, but let me tell you this, me fine friends,the great great lot of chapters he IS in, well he's quite entertaining. AND SICKENING. BUT it's the truth. I know she is telling the truth. This woman should be held up as a role model. What she went through, is like a soldier at war. She prevailed. She survived. She's one of the lucky ones. I'm NOT a bleeding heart liberal. I'm a white, actually porcelain , white, female, that knows the truth when I read it, because I lived in the Middle East and went through hell. HELL. She actually downplayed a lot of things. Really she did. You wish to call her racist. I call her "REAL.." You think she's fibbing, or making up stories? I know the truth speaks louder than words, and lies, and that's exactly what people are afraid of. She is the Ultimate Woman. Cheers and God Bless NV
Natasha V.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Slightly Confused, March 7, 2007

By	Believer In Peace "Nina" (Des Moines, Iowa) - See all my reviews

DIARY OF A LOST GIRL by Kola Boof
Seaburn Publishing Group 2007
5 STARS!

Excellent, excellent book. I am slightly confused on one issue, however.

To me she sounds like a Republican, but towards the end, she clearly endorsed Hillary Clinton for President, but that was long before Barack Obama announced his candidacy. In fact, its thanksgiving 2005 when she wants Hillary to run for President. So does anyone know what her political endorsement is now? Has it changed? Again, the book is excellent and very moving. There is extreme language, sexuality and race themes, but if you have a thick skin I highly recommend this one.