Plot or Premise The author was born in Ghana and left his village at the age of 12 to seek a better life in Europe. His extreme journey included smuggling, trafficking, abuse, starvation, and the loss of friends along the way. What I Liked The story is told rather matter-of-factly, i.e., “this is what happened to me.” And as such, it is both raw and immediate at times. It is easily accessible and the journey through the desert and the eventual crossing by raft is particularly compelling yet harrowing. It reads in places as if the story is one of … Continue reading North to Paradise: A Memoir by Ousman Umar (2019) – BR00200 (2022) – 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪