When Roland Deah was eight years old, the Liberian Civil War crashed right through his front door. In an instant, he lost everything -- his home, his parents, his extended family, his childhood. That plunged Roland into a journey of darkness. As a child he witnessed the worst possibilities of humanity. But then, fifteen years later, he also touched the majestic beauty and grace that triumph over darkness. Roland Deah's story is one of the most astonishing sagas you will ever read. It begins in a bloodbath and ends in the sweet fragrance of redemption. This is one of the war survivor stories. 
 
This book is for readers who want an inspirational story about a real child.