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ISBN13: 9781962733571
Publisher: Writers Way Solutions
Published: Jun 18 2025
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
About the Author
Frank Arjune was born in Guyana, South America on November, 1949. When was eighteen years old, his father was murdered in 1967. He became the sole breadwinner for his mother and five younger siblings. Despite the hardships, he enrolled for night classes at the University of Guyana. Frank got married in November 1971. He and his wife became parents of two daughters, Jane and Marlyn and one son Frank Kavendra.
After graduating at twenty-four, he left the elementary school and went to Zeeburg Secondary School where he taught History and Social Studies for twelve years. He later furthered his studies at the University of Guyana and obtained a Diploma in Education.
In 1986, Mr. Arjune migrated to the United States. He later joined the Board of Education of New York as a teacher, in September, 1991. Frank then attended the University of Long Island and obtained a Master's Degree in Science in 1993. He taught in New York City for over seventeen years and retired in 2009 and now lives in Florida. Frank is also the author of the Guyana Exodus which was published in 1995.
Book Summary
In this intriguing novel, Baboo Arjune, a hard-working gentleman of East Indian origin, who befriended African Guyanese, is faced with a perpetual plague of upheavals and disruptions in his life. Baboo is very perturbed with the humbug his wife and young, beautiful children face. Baboo is more so a ected by the circumstances surrounding the marriage and marriage life of his second daughter, Lena. Readers will be shocked to read of the devious planning and wicked actions of Lena's husband and her in-laws. As the story unfolds, readers will learn of the socioeconomic and cultural background of the people of Guyana, where Jonestown was established. Readers will travel with Lena to North America where she su ered to win the con dence and support of her adult children. And nally, readers will understand that evil does not pay.
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