Source: I received a copy to help facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
If you like reading about the hardships faced by others from different countries then you migh like this book. If you enjoy reading about someone's life then you mike like this book. This is not a feel good book. Danile Farcas was one of many children who grew up in an orphanage in Bucharest, Romania.
During Nicolae Ceausescu's reign he created a law that made it a criminal offense to get an abortion or to use contraceptives. He was trying to increase the communist population. Unfortunately the effect of this was women having babies they did not want and leaving them in an orphanage. Most times they were not wanted there either. They were abused, neglected and nameless. For many the only names they carried were the nicknames they were given like Scabby, Burned, or Horse. Daniel managed to escape from the celar of the orphanage. He ended up living in the sewers under the cities with many other boys. Finally, he is assisted in reaching America where he hoped to see a change in his life.
This is not easy to read. Is is open and raw. American children are for the most part blessed to live in the circumstances they live in. This is a good book
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