Bibliograph

In a rocket made of ice, among the children of Wat Opot, by Gail Gutradt ; with a foreword by Dr. Paul Farmer

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In a rocket made of ice, among the children of Wat Opot, by Gail Gutradt ; with a foreword by Dr. Paul Farmer

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In a rocket made of ice

Responsibility statement

by Gail Gutradt ; with a foreword by Dr. Paul Farmer

Sub title

among the children of Wat Opot

Summary

Gail Gutradt was at a crossroads in life when she learned of the Wat Opot Children's Community, begun with fifty dollars by Vietnam-era Marine Corps medic Wayne Matthysse. What was a haunted scrubland became a place of healing and respite for children with or orphaned by HIV/AIDS where they could live outside of fear or judgment and find a family. Here Gutradt gathers their disarming, funny, and deeply moving stories

Target audience

adult

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