What You Have Heard Is True - by Carolyn Forché (Paperback)

This is a memoir about a young woman's brave choice to engage with horror in order to help others, written by one of the most gifted poets of her generation.

The story follows the author as she becomes enmeshed in something beyond her comprehension after accepting an invitation from a charming stranger to visit and learn about his country.

Together they meet with high-ranking military officers, impoverished farm workers, and clergy desperately trying to assist the poor and keep the peace.

As priests and farm-workers are murdered and protest marches attacked, the author is swept up in the work of her friend and attempts to make sense of what she's experiencing.

This book is a powerful and visionary memoir that will change you, perhaps forever.