About the Author:
Clarence Nero, author, screenwriter, educator, grew up in New Orleans' Ninth Ward and graduated from Howard University with a B.S. in Chemistry. He has received favorable praise from Dr. Maya Angelou, and his screenplay, Temptations of Desire was recommended to Sundance Lab by Jonathan Demme, Academy Award Winning Director of Silence of the Lambs and Beloved. Nero was endorsed by the late E. Lynn Harris, who the author credits for jump starting his career in mainstream publishing. Nero has an MFA in Creative Writing from Louisiana State University. He teaches at the Baton Rouge Community College.
Review:
The author shows the triumph and tragedies of living in the ghetto. --Ebony Magazine
The novel offers a bit of everything--humor, drama, tragedy, but most importantly an uplifting sense of entertainment. Recommended. --Reviewer, HARPO Productions (Film)
This book will touch the soul of all readers. From the beginning, I was immersed in the drama of Cheekie, Safot, Cheekie's mom, brothers, and a variety of other friends and relatives. From feeling sorry for Safot, happy for Cheekie's accomplishments, and scared for Cheekie's mother in her search for a stable relation, I was eventually empowered by Cheekie's life story. The child's tone of voice was life-like and made you feel as if you were experiencing challenges from a 12 year old perspective. Cheekie's success proves that whether you come from the Desire Project or any other ghetto, life is what you make of it. I wish the best of luck to this phenomenal writer! --amazon.com
"One of our most promising writers." --Dr. Maya Angelou
The author shows the triumph and tragedies of living in the ghetto. --Ebony Magazine
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