Joy c agwu (7 resultados)

Condición: Very Good. 2012. paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 1st edition. 104 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.26 inches. In Stock.

Condición: Very Good. 2012. paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. . . . .

Condición: New. Print on Demand.

Condición: New. Print on Demand.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A mother is helping her teenage daughter to come to terms when a friend takes her own life. She poses the question, Is Suicide the Answer? and proceeds to answer it in a measured but purposeful way. Drawing from stories from her own culture and traditions, having been born and raised in Africa, we are introduced to Ogeechee, a teenager whose outlook on life is weighed down by the burden of his disadvantaged circumstances. He does not believe that human help is any good to him, because such help 'does not last'. He goes to the mountain one day, to see if he can get an answer to one of the numerous questions that goes through his mind. What follows is an intervention of one kind or another. Whether it is divine in nature, or merely coincidental, is up to the reader to decide. What we do learn is that no condition is permanent. We make our own future. It is up to each an everyone one of us to discover that mission which sets us on our chosen course in life. The fact that we do not know what the future will bring, should fill us with hope rather than trepidation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Edward is a kind, generous and caring family man, who has built a successful life around him. Tragedy strikes however, when he is gunned down one day by violent criminals. His widow and the young family that he leaves behind, continue to enjoy the support of Edward's wider family circle after his death. They are also supported by Edward's close friend, Mr Adams and his family. Turmoil enters the ranks when Edward's older brother, Robert, citing local traditions, announces his intention to take Edward's place, by moving into the family home of his late brother. Robert's own family, from whom he is estranged, oppose his bid. His father also strongly warns against this course, "lest tragedy and pestilence befall you." He advises Robert that, "any tradition that does not add value to our lives has to be thrown away." I Live by the Gun is Joy C. Agwu's third book and continues her preoccupation with themes of family, faith, community, the ties that bind. In I Live by the Gun however, the subject of individual autonomy arises, making it, perhaps, her most challenging work to date. It can be read as an affirmation of human rights, as they pertain to women and children in particular, weighed down by the expectations of 'culture and traditions'. Such claims, when invoked in an anachronistic sort way, merely serve as a pretext to impose conditions of servitude upon people. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…