
Beyond The Yard
by Iyang E. Ekwo
Prose
Published: 2012
Pages: 254
ISBN: 978-978-844-9096
Description
Beyond The Yard is a story of sheer grit, persistence and resilience, by a returnee from the abyss of life. Abdul, a young man coming out of prison, is faced with societal prejudices. He is forced to fight for his fate and his life. His determination is to succeed and survive. He has the drive and talent to be useful to the society but who will let him? In Beyond The Yard, the forces that are determined to keep Abdul down, demonize him and have the excuse to send him back to jail, are relentlessly after him. As he is pushed to the precipice, the past looks to him more formidable than the present. He seeks with all his power to overcome a world of endemic prejudices. This is a battle from with a winner must emerge, but does he have what it takes to win it?