By skyforbes 
A review of Marc Vachon’s semi-autobiographical book which delivers a candid and deeply honest look into the world of humanitarian health.
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“Rebel Without Borders” felt nothing short of entering into a whirlwind world, and I found myself compelled from the very first page until the last. Marc Vachon’s semi-autobiographical account, originally written in French with François Bugigno, and translated to English by Charles Phillips, is a story that moves with startling velocity, spanning continents, emotional landscapes, a swathe of dramatic episodes, and the gritty reality of humanitarian work. I finished all 274 pages in a day and a half, and given my current foggy state of mind, I am rather proud of having done so.
Origins: Abandonment and Survival
Marc’s life begins in the throes of rejection. His biological mother abandons him, and he enters the foster system in Montreal, exchanging the hope for family affection with the reality of a series of foster situations that range from stern to outright oppressive. Some homes, he describes, evoked for me the nastiest images conjured by the Dursley family from Harry Potter. One particular family never calls him by name, makes him shoulder all household…
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