Nyasala: A Journey of Aviators and Humanitarians Working During the Crisis in South Sudan - Paperback

by Hugo Jackson (Author)

A civil war is ranging in South Sudan, women and children become victims of a clash that brings heartrending consequences for human beings and society. Just for their ethnic, religion believes or because they were at the wrong place and time. A team of humanitarian workers and aviators, valiantly work behind the scenes to make a difference and save as many lives as possible. During this vertiginous tale, the author takes the reader through a story of passion, love and painful situations. The tragedy in this young nation and the survival of its people along the country. The main characters of this story, locals and foreigners, cross roads throughout the narration of this drama, ones trying to survive another day, others fighting and struggling so others may live. In this historical novel, reality and fiction collide providing emotional and tragic moments from the first to the last paragraph. For the ones who helps our admiration and pride, for the ones who suffer, our most deep compassion.

Author Biography

Hugo Jackson is an aviation and logistics professional and humanitarian. After retiring from a career in the Air Force as colonel, officer, and instructor pilot, he became a regional pilot and later joined WFP as an aviation consultant. Jackson and his wife, Cinthya, have two daughters and live in Montevideo, Uruguay.