During the Eritrean struggle for independence from Ethiopia, four Westerners travel under Eritrean rebel escort through a land of savage beauty and bitter drought towards the ancient capital of Asmara. Each is on a personal mission, all are irrevocably changed as they bear witness to the devastation of war as well as to the Eritreans' courage and humanity in the face of constant attack.
- ISBN10 0340528117
- ISBN13 9780340528112
- Publish Date 6 September 1990 (first published 1 September 1989)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Imprint Sceptre
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 320
- Language English