Heidi postlewait biography

  • Heidi Postlewait served in peacekeeping operations throughout the 90s.
  • Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures, by Heidi Postlewait, Kenneth Cain and Andrew Thomson, is a 2004 memoir of three young people who join the United.
  • SIDELIGHTS: Heidi Postlewait is coauthor, along with Kenneth Cain and Andrew Thompson, of Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures: A True Story from Hell on.

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    Emergency Sex Summary Audiobook

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    Author:

     Heidi Postlewait

    Published date:

     01/06/2004

    Audiobook length:

     31 min

    Rate:

    4.07

    4335 ratings (Goodreads reference)

    Description

    Emergency Sex by Heidi Postlewait is a gripping and eye-opening account of the experiences of three United Nations peacekeepers as they navigate the treacherous landscapes of war-torn countries around the world. The book takes readers on a journey through the heart-wrenching trauma, extreme danger, and moral dilemmas that come with working in some of the most volatile regions on the planet. Through the lens of three young idealistic aid workers - Heidi, an American psychologist, Andrew, a British ex-military officer, and Kenneth, a Canadian doctor – we witness the harsh realities of conflict zones such as Rwanda, Bosnia, Haiti, and Liberia. As they struggle to navigate the complex world of international politics, corruption, and violence, the trio grapple with their own pers

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    Emergency Sex (and Other Desperate Measures): True Stories from a War Zone

    What it's really like on the frontline of humanitarian aid

    It's the early 1990s and three ung people are looking to change their lives, and perhaps also the world. Attracted to the ambitious global peacekeeping work of the UN, Andrew, Ken and Heidi's paths cross in Cambodia, from where their fates are to become inextricably bound. Over the coming years, their stories interweave through countries such as Rwanda, Bosnia, Somalia and Haiti - war-torn, laglös places where the intervention of the UN fryst vatten needed like nowhere else. Driven bygd idealism, the three struggle to do the best they can, caught up in an increasingly tangled web of bureaucracy and ineffectual leadership. As disillusionment sets in, they attempt to keep hold of their humanity through black humour, revelry and 'emergency sex'.

    Brutal and moving in lika measure, Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) explores pressing glob

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    Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures: A True Story from Hell on Earth

    A new kind of war requires a new kind of war story. This scorching, devastatingly honest memoir is a first-of-its-kind confession of love, friendship, and betrayal of ideals from civilians who volunteered to be on the front lines.

    In the early 1990s, three young people attracted to UN peacekeeping for very different reasons cross paths in Cambodia. Heidi, a new York social worker on the run from a marriage gone bust, is looking for an adventure. Andrew is a young doctor seeking to save lives. Ken is fresh from Harvard Law and full of idealism.

    The UN organizes Cambodia's first democratic elections, and Phnom Penh is the scene of wild parties, as the international community celebrates the end of the Cold War. There the three become friends for life.

    Propelled by success in Cambodia, the US and UN sponsor peacekeeping missions to Somalia, Haiti, and Bosnia. Ken and Heidi find themselves together in S