Description
About the Author
Tupa Tjipombo is the pseudonym of a Namibian woman who is currently pursuing a college degree in her homeland while volunteering at a shelter for orphaned and vulnerable children.
Chris Lockhart is a widely published academic author. He currently lives and works in Namibia as a global health consultant for international development agencies.
Reviews
"This incredible story offers three important insights: how it is possible for someone to be trafficked, why it might not be immediately apparent someone is in slavery, and, most important, why the antislavery movement needs strong survivor advocates like Tupa Tjipombo." Joanna Ewart-James, executive director, Freedom United
"A riveting story of a young girl's courage in the face of unimaginable terror, her determination to fight for her dignityand above all, her courage to speak out and break the silence about the human trafficking nightmare we have ignored for too long." JULIAN SHER, author of Somebody's Daughter: The Hidden Story of America's Prostituted Children and the Battle to Save Them
"[A] vivid, soulful account with personal details, yet hers cannot be called a singular story." Booklist
"For readers who wish to understand more fully the grim reality of human trafficking." Library Journal Online
"Her unflinching determination to survive drives the book and drags her readers kicking and screaming and clutching for respite...reading I Am Not Your Slave will move even the most stoic." BookTrib
Book Information
ISBN 9781641602372
Author Tupa Tjipombo
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Chicago Review Press
Publisher Chicago Review Press