Set in Liberia, West Africa, in the author's hometown of Grand Bassa County, Where the War Could Not Reach is rooted in real events from Liberia's civil war, which began in 1990. Ernestine Williams Davies tells her true story as a young woman fighting to survive while carrying an unborn child. Her daughter, Linda, was born on January 5, 1991, against impossible odds.War can destroy homes, families, and nations, but it could not destroy a mother's will to protect her child.As rebels storm villages, gunfire replaces silence, and fear becomes a daily companion, Ernestine and her family are forced to flee. Hiding in forests, surviving on scraps of food, and walking mile after mile while pregnant, she endures hunger, violence, and the constant threat of death. With no hospitals, no safety, and no certainty of tomorrow, her body weakens, but her spirit refuses to surrender.This memoir is not only a story of conflict and loss. It is a moving account of motherhood in wartime, faith under fire, and the strength it takes to protect life when everything else is falling apart.Where the War Could Not Reach is for readers drawn to: True stories of civil war survivalWomen's resilience in extreme conditionsPregnancy and childbirth in wartimeFaith, hope, and enduranceAfrican refugee experiences told with raw honestyThis is not just a story about war. It is a story about love, faith, and a life that grew in the one place violence could never reach.