Child of Dandelions

A girl’s determination to triumph over a devastating historical event

In 1972 Sabine is living a life of privilege and comfort in a wealthy Indian family in Uganda when the

military ruler General Idi Amin declares foreign Indians (known as brown Jews) must be ‘weeded’ out

of Uganda in ninety days. The expulsion does not apply to Sabine’s family as they are Ugandan citizens

. However her world is shattered when her beloved uncle disappears. Sabine lives through days of

growing fear and uncertainty as her best friend abandons her and soldiers raid their home forcing her

father to flee and then her mother. More terrorizing events force her to leave home and go into hiding.

As the ninety-day deadline approaches, a new law declares all Indians are to be expelled or sent to

concentration style camps. Now she is desperate to leave but can she? Where will she go and how will

she unite with her family? Where will she go to begin a new life?