Krystyna Chmiel Libri

Fashion model, UN ambassador, and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman. Born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia, she told her story in the worldwide bestseller Desert enduring female circumcision at the age of 5; running away through the desert at 12 to escape an arranged marriage; being discovered by photographer Terence Donovan as she worked as a cleaner in London; and becoming a top fashion model. Although she fled Somalia, she never forgot the country or the family that shaped her. Desert Dawn is Waris Dirie’s profoundly moving account of her return to her homeland. As an international model, Waris Dirie was the face of Revlon. In 1997, as part of its campaign to eliminate female genital mutilation, the United Nations appointed her Special Ambassador for Women’s Rights in Africa. She now lives in New York with her son.

Becky è una giornalista che dalle colonne di un giornale londinese consiglia risparmio e investimenti sicuri. È carina, piena di inventiva, determinata. E ha una irrefrenabile passione; lo shopping. Irrefrenabile al punto di diventare una sorta di malattia, che la spinge a comprare abiti, accessori, cosmetici, ma anche dolci, biancheria e articoli per la casa... Niente e nessuno possono trattenerla - non le pressanti lettere di sollecito delle banche per i suoi molti conti in rosso, non i manuali che insegnano a risparmiare, non i buoni propositi di contenere le proprie spese...