Poor Mercy

"Set in Darfur, the novel tells a dramatic and frightening story of improbable love between two people working for a European aid agency caught up in an African crisis. Mogga and Leila, a black and an Arab, have been badly wounded by their past. But, as the country teeters on the edge of famine and civil war, they cling to each other's dignity, humour and humanity." "Based on his own experience of disaster agencies, Falla's novel is fiercely authentic, dramatic and darkly witty. As the expatriates bicker, their English team leader forms an unholy alliance with a local security chief, in a struggle to unravel the evil politics behind the famine. As the story builds towards a terrifying climax, the foreigners always have the option of a flight out. But for Mogga and Leila the choices are few and stark."--Jacket.