No One's Son: The remarkable true story of a defiant African boy and his bold quest for freedom (A Leapsci Book Leapfrog Science and History) Paperback – April 10, 2012

This a really hard read about an emotionally unstable mother who abandons her son many times, even though he is just three years old she puts him on a truck, not knowing where he is going, and watches as he disappears from her. Because of tensions in the father's family, which is a wealthy Eritrean family, she is not offered help to raise him, and only anger and rejection because she accuses their son of raping him, and the resulting little boy, and they are cruel to her anytime she asks them to taker her, and then also cruel to him once they do take him into their home. Also, she gives him to his father, who also does not want him, since now he has a dysfunctional family of his own by this time, and all the cruel ways his father tries to dispose of him. It is amazing how resilient this boy is, almost to the point of making you wonder if all this is true. Then, on top of all this, he finally escapes from Ethiopia by his same use of trickery he has used to survive so far, but ends up in a Japanese jail with no hope of getting out, and where he is treated there cruely also, but finally after many years is released and he tries to build a life there and befriends a church group who offer to help him, but the Japanese system is so unforgiving, that eventually he ends up back in prison a second time, and now they treat him even worse than they did the second time. When you are thinking how could anything worse happen to this guy, something else comes along and you are left wondering how can anybody survive all of this, most of us would have capitulated much earlier, but this guy just keeps bouncing back each time he is knocked down. He finally ends up in Australia and marries the woman he met in Japan who had ultimately got him released, and are now living happily ever after in Australia. On top of all this, he actually invites his mother to come visit him in Australia, and she does come. If you are interested in the Ethiopian/Eritrean enduring conflicts of years and years of war with death and destruction of so much land and people, and how the ones that do survive are affected by it, then this book is for you, but it will tear at your heartstrings, or if you are interested in the ability of one to survive against all unbearable odds, and still come out relatively unscathed, this one is for you too. Once I started it I could not put it down.

May be Dr. Solomon is incomplete with out the little Hitler within him, but is he different from the rest Eritrean fathers? I don't think so. I remember him as a competent, humane, easy going and descent doctor; off-course, if someone is craving for MOWES, he overact or acts wild. Yet, this is a very interesting book that might motivate many young Eritreans, if not Africans, to write their true stories. Remember, "Fetiki Selieki Ane Eye Adeki" Fetika Selieka Solomon Eyu Aboka; and the prove is you haven't even changed your last name yet. I just wanted to say, I hated the title of the book.

We met Teddy at his Gojo Ethiopian restaurant and loved the food he made and his amazingly upbeat personality. Had to get his book.When you read of the Kafka like time he has lived through you have to stop and think about the resilience of the human spirit.Here he is now, a wise and compassionate human being. Anyone who is against Australia taking more refugees should read this book. It is a testament to redemption and a forceful argument for what Australia gains from refugees.Sue Gough

Here we find the long, harrowing life experiences of an incredible young man, relentless in his pursuit of a better life. The story is a bit long and drawn out at times, detailing the almost daily life of his years in search of his identity. His father's refusal to acknowledge him, and his inability to drown his son's ambition, is amazing. This is an unbelievable story of the struggle for independence, survival, and the betterment of life.

a truly extraordinary story of a remarkable young man and his faith in GOD and his own strong willonly love can triumph over everything... - the author finds that love, which he craves and deserves, in his beloved mother, his great-grandmother, father Robert and all the people he attracts to himself during years of struggle and hurt...lastly, he finds the love of his life in anita who endures his pain with her own strength, and gives him the support he needs to stand strong against those trials that would otherwise lead him to succumb to them -for sure a `must read'

Any reader interested in the plight of refugees and Horn of Africa will find this book fascinating. The author survives unimaginable treatment by the people who should love and care for him in a harsh environment of political upheaval only to find himself at the mercy of self serving do gooders. His story is a testament to human strength and points out the importance of a lending a helping hand. Refugees continue to pour out of east Africa, their plight virtually unknown to most westerners. We need more first person accounts like this to make us aware of the problem.

This is an incredible story of survival, and by a small child no less. Tewodros has a drive to find out why he belongs no where and to no one. We gain an understanding of the cultures he must manuver in order to survive, those not always being in his homeland. An enlightening but dark story.

Outstanding & Real story telling book! Could not put it down. So much memory of culture & life style expressed in this book seems unbelievable but sounds very real based on my historical background. Loved it, easy to read & well written. Most of all, it is educational. I Encourage every one to read it!

I was really looking forward to reading this but found it needed a good editor. Could have been half the length. No pace, too much irrelevant detail and rather self obsessed. It just couldn't capture my interest no matter how many times I tried to re read.