"Complex, compassionate and scathing." (Giles Foden, author of THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND). "Tremendous. A moving and haunting tribute to the human spirit." (WILLIAM BOYD). 6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the President's plane is shot down in flames. In the chapel of a hillside village, missionary priest Vjeko Curic prepares to save thousands. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds his family close, fearing for their lives. The mass slaughter that follows - friends against friends, neighbours against neighbours - is one of the bloodiest chapters in history. Twenty years on, BBC Newsnight producer David Belton, one of the first journalists into Rwanda, tells of the horrors he experienced at first-hand. Following the threads of Jean-Pierre and Vjeko Curic's stories, he revisits a country still marked with blood, in search of those who survived and the legacy of those who did not. This is David Belton's personal quest for the limits of bravery and forgiveness. Published on the twentieth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide

When the hills ask for your blood: a personal story of genocide and Rwanda

Belton, David

DOUBLEDAY

'Tremendous. A moving and haunting tribute to the human spirit' WILLIAM BOYDInto the heart of a genocide that left a million people dead6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president’s plane is shot down in flames. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds his family close, fearing for their lives as the violence escalates. In the chapel of a hillside village, missionary priest Vjeko Curic prepares to save thousands of livesThe mass slaughter that follows – friends against friends, neighbours against neighbours - is one of the bloodiest chapters in historyTwenty years on, BBC Newsnight producer David Belton, one of the first journalists into Rwanda, tells of the horrors he experienced at first-hand. Now following the threads of Jean-Pierre and Vjeko Curic’s stories, he revisits a country still marked with blood, in search of those who survived and the legacy of those who did not. This is David Belton's quest for the limits of bravery and forgiveness.

When The Hills Ask For Your Blood: A Personal Story of Genocide and Rwanda

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Black Swan.

When The Hills Ask For Your Blood

Isis Large Print Books

For or every mother who tried to talk sense into her young male child before it was too late--this book is for her. 
For every father who tried to provide direction and be a role model to his young black warrior--this book is for him. 
For all the ministers who pray they will never have to deliver one more heartbreaking eulogy over the senseless death of another black youngster--this book is for them. 
And finally, for all the young black brothers and sisters out there about to make the mistake of their live--this book could be their way out! 
In Each Night, I Die, a compelling true story, David Belton, the author, tells how he and his family coped as best they could with his confused and destructive leap into manhood until one by one, they could cope no more. One the other hand, David Belton and his family shows that an absent father, a poor working mother, neighborhoods of despair, inadequate education and destructive city streets do not have to determine the fate of every black male child in urban America. That fate lies within!

Each Night I Die

Apu Pub Group

Each Night, I Die: Reload is David Belton's true story on how he and his family coped as best they could with his confused and destructive leap into manhood until one by one, they could cope no more. On the other hand, it shows that an absent father, a poor working mother, neighborhood of despair, inadequate education and destructive streets do not have to determine the fate of every urban child in America; that fate lies within. The author's life is a microcosm of many southern families who migrated North in search of a better life. This book is for everyone, regardless of ethnicity or background; and relates to all human emotions: It's about tragedy and triumph, hope and hopelessness, addiction and recovery, faith and fear, life and death, choices and consequences, so it appeals to a diverse audience. A man is not finished when he is defeated; he is only finished when he himself throws in the towel. The author believes his message is a timely one, and our past is over, and should not enslave us for the rest of our lives. No one is beyond the power of redemption, and I believe my life was spared to tell my story, as I remember all of the many lives lost to drugs, prison, and violence; not to mention the potentials that ended all too soon in a cold, damp grave.

Each Night, I Die: Reload

Memoirs

Stonewall Press

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