Hope and Dreams are the Fuel that keeps us alive

(Hope and Dreams are the fuel that keeps us alive), a powerful memoir of memory, survival, and identity, the author recounts a childhood shaped by hunger, faith, and resilience in 1970s Liberia. Set during a time of political calm under President William R. Tolbert, the story unfolds in the dusty streets of Gbarnga, where a young boy-sent to live with his aging aunt-grows up amid poverty, tradition, and a country on the brink of upheaval. From scavenging moldy bread in the trash of Lebanese...