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![]() A young African hustler named Okon from Lagos Nigeria migrates to the United States in search of the American dream. When he arrives, he quickly finds out a dream can turn into a nightmare. Okon is disappointed in what he finds until he meets up with his cousin in Washington DC who is heavy in the game. Okon begins to cut out a corner of the heroin business in washington dc for himself and in the process meets a women named Berreta, who family was heavily respected in the streets and together they give birth to a son of a gun…. Click the book to read an Excerpt. Click HERE to purchase the book! ![]() Eno Esquire is a author born and raised in Washington DC to a Nigerian father. His mother is of Greek and Native descent. When Eno was 17 he was convicted as an adult for a crime and sent to federal prison for several years. While in prison he wrote his first novel, Son of a Gun. Get to know Eno Esquire: What inspired you to write this book? At the time I was locked up and did a lot of reading,it was a guy named show boat from North Carolina who had published a book from the feds so that pushed me to write one. Is your novel fiction or non fiction? If someone was to ask I would definitely say fiction, but the characters are based off people I know or cross paths with in my life. How was is it growing up in Washington DC? It was cool gave me a unique experience on the world . I stayed in a housing project couple blocks from capitol hill. You have a few Nigerian characters in your book. Whats the connection? My father is Nigerian . How long did it take you to complete this novel? 9 months mostly in solitary confinement. What are your expectations for your first self published novel? I really don’t have any expectations, just want to finish something I started. Do you have anything you want people to know? Yea, I wrote this book for Author Cappers and the whole Surelere. Follow the author on Twitter: @esquiremalverde And click here to buy his book!
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Linda Cooper
12/14/2015 12:35:46 pm
Great book thus far, exciting read. The courage of Okon is amazing! Can't wait to finish the entire book!
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