![]() ![]() ![]() As we all do at various junctures in life, Patrick Asare had to take that big leap of faith, with little optimism about a positive outcome, so many, many times. Trying to touch on the many ups and downs in this story is pointless, however, it’s worth saying ‘The Boy for Boadua’ will make us view some of our own problems in a new light. ![]() Amongst all the struggles, ably chronicled with emotional realism, he keeps coming back to one intangible aspect of his father’s personality: ‘What made the difference for me was that my father looked at the world differently.’ His mother was an absolute master of the house, one who often sacrificed meals so the children might have sustenance. Key amongst those were Patrick’s father, Opanyin Kwaku Asare, and mother, Augustina Mampomaa. Now, in terms of making “his own luck,” he is well aware of all those who helped him on this against-all-odds odyssey from soul grinding poverty, as part of family with 13 siblings, to a teacher and then a highly accomplished electrical engineer with a beautiful family. Taking place from the 1960s to present day, Asare’s iron will, blind determination and ability to “make my own luck” proves a mesmerizing journey. First of all, this is one hell of a great story! Patrick Asare’s autobiography, ‘The Boy from Boadua: One African’s Journey of Hunger and Sacrifice in Pursuit of a Dream,’ takes the reader from the villages and jungles of Ghana, in Western Africa, to various cities in the Soviet Union and thence to America. ![]()
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