This memoir describes the life setting for fergal Keane's extraordinary war reporting and journalistic integrity. From his childhood in Ireland, covers the years he spent in South Africa and the experience of reporting the Rwandan genocide, so painfully described in his 1995 title Season of Blood. Index, b/w photographs, xvi, 396pp, UK. HARPER PERENNIAL.

In 1994, as his country descended into the madness of genocide, Anglican Bishop John Rucyahana underwent the mind-numbing pain of having members of his church and family butchered. John refused to become a part of the systemic hatred. He founded the Sonrise orphanage and school for children orphaned in the genocide, and he now leads reconciliation initiatives between his own Tutsi people, the victims of this horrific massacre, and the perpetra-tors, the Hutus. His remarkable story is one that demands to be told. 256pp, UK. W PUBLISHING.

New paperback edition. In 1996, aged just 23, the author was sent to Rwanda to exhume the bodies of victims of genocide, and to try to establish their identities and how they died. The evidence that she painstakingly uncovered would form the basis of trials for genocide and crimes against humanity. Clea Koff describes her gruelling investigations into these and other murderous events, describing how they transformed her from an idealistic student into a veteran war crimes expert. Illustrated with colour photographs. Map, 319pp, UK. ATLANTIC BOOKS.

Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Immaculee's family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans. Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. For 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor, while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them. 214pp, UK. HAY HOUSE.

New in paperback. Autobiography of the man whose courage during the Rwandan genocide was made public by the film, HOTEL RWANDA. 264pp, UK. BLOOMSBURY.

A personal account of a missionary witness to the Rwandan genocide telling the story of her family and that of a nation. 368pp, UK. MONARCH BOOKS.

2002 1854245767 Paperback

The award winning journalist, Fergal Keane's account of his journey to Rwanda to report on the Genocide as it was happening. He tells the story of the tracking down of one of the most notorious mass murderers and his near murder by Hutu extremists. His analysis of the events delve into the truth behind the headlines. Map, xiii, 198pp, UK. PENGUIN BOOKS LTD(UK), 0140247602

An eyewitness account of the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide when thousands of refugees fled to Zaire. The author describes her flight across 2000 kilometres on foot and the fierce reprisals during which Hutu refugees were murdered. Umutesi also describes the day to day suffering in the camps where people succumbed to exhaustion and sickness, away from the world's cameras. Translated by Julia Emerson. Maps, xxii, 258pp, USA. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS, 0299204944

Travel writer Dervla Murphy is thwarted from her intention to trek through Rwanda, and instead collects experiences from the survivors of the genocide. '...a remarkabe book. I recommend it to anyone who cares about humanity.' Fergal Keane. App, bib, gloss, index, 252pp, IRELAND 1998. LILLIPUT.

A series of accounts of life in Rwanda from the history of the country and the roots of the genocide to family life. A compelling work of journalism. Winner of the Guardian First Book Award. Map, 356pp, UK. PICADOR, 0330371215