My Brother's Keeper - Brossura

Fredericks, Walter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1420853805 ISBN 13: 9781420853803

Casa editrice: AuthorHouse, 2005

Riassunto

Dallas and Dakota Seabrook are two brothers who get a crash course in the school of life while growing up in Harlem. Dakota, the older of the two is tired of his family living in obscurity. He has a thirst for fame and money and is seduced by the streets at a young age. He turns to the drug game to help support the household. As crack sweeps through Harlem, Dakota becomes a major player in the drug underworld, all before reaching his 18th birthday. He loves his new lifestyle and has no intention on giving it up for anything or anybody, including his family. Dallas, on the other hand is a carefree young man, who enjoys school, sports and just being a kid. As he matures, Dallas becomes a stellar athlete, with great promise and a bright future. Life seems to be getting better for Nora Seabrook and her two sons. They moved from their rough Harlem neighborhood to an upper middle class residence on Long Island. Everything seemed to be going well. Dakota fulfilled a life long dream for his mother. He made her a homeowner and she is allowed to relax and enjoy life. Dakota made sure Nora and Dallas had the best of everything. In his new school, Dallas is a great student and a budding basketball star headed for the big time. The good life soon goes bad, as Dakota becomes the victim of a brutal homicide. Devastated, the Seabrooks turn to the Police for answers. After a very feeble investigation that turns up absolutely nothing, Dallas decides to take matters in to his own hands. As his high school graduation draws near, Dallas makes the ultimate sacrifice. He chooses revenge over athletics and an education. Instead of expending his energy in the classroom and on the basketball court, Dallas decides to find his brother's killer. In a feverous manhunt that leads him to Atlanta, Dallas stumbles upon a major break that will crack Dakota's murder case wide open. On the cusp of solving an enigma that spans almost seven years, Dallas will be forced to m

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L'autore:

Born Walter Thomas Fredericks Jr. in October of 1972, T.F. Walters path from boyhood to manhood on the streets of Harlem are the canvas for his art of writing. A star athlete in high school, he faced many obstacles that kept him from his dream of becoming a professional athlete. With his collegiate career behind him, Walter's direction wavered and doubt and uncertainty grow as time passed.With love and support from his family, he was able to overcome several challenges such as abandonment, unemployment and near homelessness. For most of his 20's he lived abroad in cities like Baltimore, Buffalo and Atlanta before returning home to New York City in December of 2002 after another personal setback.Here is when a embarked on the journey to compose "My Brother's Keeper. In June of 2003, just six months after starting it the book was finished. Finished but anonymous, no one knew of the work nor his writing ability. Two years had passed before the book was introduced to a couple of family members and close friends. The feedback was very positive which gave Walter the confidence to share his work with people outside of his circle. Word in the underground began to spread about "Keeper" so he decided to have the book published.As an unsolicited author with no literary agent, it became close to impossible to gain interest from major publishers. A model of persistence, Walter refused to take no for an answer and gathered all of his available resources and worked towards publishing "My Brother's Keeper" independently.T.F. Walters is now living out one of his many dreams, as an author. This single father of one currently resides in New York City working on his next novel and forming his own multimedia company, W. Enterprises Inc.

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• Editore: AuthorHouse
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1420853805
• ISBN 13: 9781420853803
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 200