AGAINST THE ODDS
AGAINST THE ODDS
Ben Igwe
AFRICAN HERITAGE PRESS
NEW YORK LAGOS LONDON
2009
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First Edition, African Heritage Press, 2009
Copyright © Igwe, Ben 2009
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Library of Congress catalog number: 2006937598
Igwe, Ben
Cover Design: Dapo Ojoade
Distributors: African Books Collective,
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The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to persons or situations is coincidental and not intended by the author.
ISBN: 978-0-9790858-3-3
ISBN: 0-9790858-3-7
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I owe a debt of gratitude to many who in various ways contributed to the development of this novel; the late Mazi Okechukwu Iheukwumere, Gerald Washington, Ms. Joan Adetayo and Diane Moore at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. for their suggestions. To Sekum Boni-Awotwi and Basil Maduka both of Howard University Health Sciences Library in Washington, D.C. for their kindness. Ms. Patricia Elam and Obi Iwuanyanwu gave me thoughtful ideas and Kalu Ogbaa provided much needed encouragement.
DEDICATION
To my parents,
Nze Titus Ukawunne and Elizabeth Ada Opara-chukwu Igwe.
To live in the hearts of those who love you is not to die.
I have a past, my past is my life
the mother of my future.
Like every other journey to the peak
I am ready to take care of the
ups and downs,
To be loved and cherished in the crown of my heritage
I have a past.
Chidi A. Okoye
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