Edge of Purgatory is a memoir of the tribulations and survival of Alberta Davies during the Liberian Civil War. In this book, Ms. Davies tells how God and the Virgin, Mary helped her through the woes, throes, and thrones of the Liberian horror. The book explains how the invasion into Liberia began in December, 1989. It gives a brief history of the country, the three principal parties involved in the conflicts, the rebels attires barbaric attitudes. The book explained the Liberians' reactions to the incursion, the sufferings endured, and the arrival of ECOMOG, the death of Samuel K. Doe, the rule of Prince Johnson, the election of Charles Taylor, and the natural resources stolen. Finally, the book concludes with advices for the 2011 election, the countrys natural resources monitoring, and a letter to the Liberians at home from an exile Liberian.