A captivating true story
about a young boy who's forced to grow up almost overnight when his seemingly
perfect life gets turned upside down without warning nor explanation. McIntosh
takes you through a journey of having to adapt in the cruel unforgiving world
where not only did he have to battle the harsh new environment but also had to
deal with bullying and absolute poverty, a far cry from his once comfortable
care-free life where they never had to worry about basics such as food and
clothes but has to also play protector to his sister.
In this book, we read how a
young boy battles an identity crisis, dealing with betrayal from the very
person he once considered a hero of his life and how the patience that it took
for him to plan and eventually get to a near truth in discovering what might
have happened in his family that eventually led to him and his sister becoming
orphans and hustlers for basic life.
After reading this book, I
found myself asking how one can go through what he did from being a vandal, a
near school drop out and being a bully for survival to a successful journalist
and later on an influential man in society. The determination mainly driven by
him wanting to succeed merely because he had to get to the bottom of what took
away his happy life. There are moments where I wish I could get into the book
and give his paternal family a slap or two and others where I just wanna hug him for being such a responsible loving person to his sister. In all this, he does
not lose his integrity or respect for his elders.
I loved this book. Best I
read this year.
By Queen Troll
