No One Can Stop The Rain: A Chronicle of Two Foreign Aid Workers during the Angolan Civil War [Paperback]

Karin Moorhouse (Author), Weimin Cheng (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2005

This is the chronicle of two Medecins Sans Frontieres volunteers, a Chinese surgeon and his Australian wife.

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About the Author

Karin Moorhouse was born in Nowra, Australia. She is now marketing vice president for Nestlé Canada Inc.

Wei Cheng was born in Beijing, China. He is a paediatric surgeon, currently conducting medical researcher at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

Product Details

• Paperback: 293 pages
• Publisher: Insomniac Pr (April 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189466390X
• ISBN-13: 978-1894663908
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,626,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #48 in Books > History > Africa > Angola

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read, May 24, 2006

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This review is from: No One Can Stop The Rain: A Chronicle of Two Foreign Aid Workers during the Angolan Civil War (Paperback)

As a political scientist interested in Angola I find myself caught-up in detailing battles, troop movements, political parties and leaders, etc. Upon reading this excellent book by two people, Doctors Without Borders vounteers) who spent time in Kuito, Angola I was stunned to realize that I often forget the human cost of warfare. Anyone who reads this book will get a gripping reminder, some with pictures, as to what a bullet or landmine can do to a human body. These brave people volunteered their time to work in conditions so primitive that one is in awe that they saved anyone at all. Yet, in this war torn city they performed miracles on a daily basis. The next time I read about injuries and casualties in warfare, this book will remind me that it is more than a word. It denotes human suffering that few of us can imagine. The authors do a good job of telling their story without being too judgmental of the government and rebels. As with many nations in the world, the people of Angola deserve our humanitarian aid, respect as human beings, and our prayers. An excellent book, buy it!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You must read this book!, April 18, 2005

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S McAllister (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No One Can Stop The Rain: A Chronicle of Two Foreign Aid Workers during the Angolan Civil War (Paperback)

This book provides a deeply moving portrait of the authors' time in Angola, working with MSF. They describe the most distressing work under difficult circumstances, in a country I knew little about. The book is written in an honest and sincere tone, which effectively expresses the enormous human tragedy. The sterling work done by the authors and other volunteers is presented in an unassuming way, but I am in awe of what they have done.
You must read this book. You will cry, you will sit up half the night to finish it and you will realise how fortunate we are - but you will not forget those who died in Angola.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, July 28, 2010

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Perfect condition book, arrived in great timely manner. Very pleased and will by again from seller and Amazon