An engaging novel that reads like nonfiction. Taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the Congolese were brutalized, women and girls raped and enslaved, and villages burned to the ground, a young girl, Therese, is raped as she sees her father try to rescue her but watches as he is bludgeoned to death.

Therese is eventually reunited with her mother and younger brother, but also meets a philanthropic woman who pays for her schooling and helps her to become a successful human rights lawyer. The book ends with her mother, Luna, telling her own story of her capture and getting her life and community together.

Unnatural Resources is a story of brutality and heartache that can still be found in parts of the world where lawlessness prevails.