Gabe would you mind sharing Emiliano's review:
Available at Amazon.com or [email protected] Thanks Skip ------------------------------ *From:* Emiliano Joanes *Sent:* Wednesday, 12 October 2016 3:14 PM *To:* Cyprian Fernandes *Subject:* Re: Yesterday in Paradise. Of course. You can publish it where you want. Emiliano On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 5:39 PM, Cyprian Fernandes <[email protected]> wrote: > Emiliano, > > > Can I share this on Goan sites/newspapers? Or would you > > be kind enough to do that? > > > Cyprian > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Emiliano Joanes <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, 12 October 2016 5:35 AM > *To:* Cyprian Fernandes > *Subject:* Yesterday in Paradise. > > > *Yesterday in Paradise* > > By Cyprian Fernandes > > > > > > It is said, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but I loved the cover of > Cyprian Fernandes’s book *Yesterday in Paradise. *The backdrop of the > Savanah with a cheetah in the foreground and insets of wild life pictures > of Kenya and Nairobi city as it is today makes the cover very appealing. > > > > Was the book as good as its cover? Of course, it is a page turner. Page > after page, it revealed the challenging, exciting life of Cyprian as a > journalist. > > > > “Fill my butt with pain killing injections and give me a pair of crutches, > and give me a letter saying I am in great pain,” Cyprian told the doctors > in the Medical Emergency Room of the Munich Olympic Games after faking > severe pains in his legs. He was told he has to be hospitalised. > > “No, no,” Cyprian pleaded. “I am a journalist and have to cover the field > and track events.” > > That did the trick. Cyprian crutched his way into the Olympic arena the > first journalist in the world to interview medal winners. This is the type > of stuff true journalists are made of to get a story. Cyprian has proved it > time and time again his unhindered probing into investigative journalism in > Kenya and internationally. It is no surprise that Cyprian had a bullet with > his name when it came to Kenyan politics with behind the scene revelations > of murder, assassinations, killings by the Mau Mau and corruptions in the > government. > > > > There are chapters in the book that are uplifting to read. *Birth of the > Gold Rush – *Kenya’s Olympic Heroes. *Joe Zuzarte Murumbi* – a rare > African politician and a honest man. Fr.Hannan, paedophile – a very sad, > disturbing story. And *The African Goan – *an insight into the Goan > psyche and the gradual disappearance of the Goan in the future. This > chapter will not sit well with the ageing male Goans that are unfairly > referred to as *dodderers* but not by Cyprian. > > > > The book is an excellent read. It is: > > A page-turner. > > An engaging tale. > > Interesting and informative. > > A Kenya of yesterday. > > Truly, *Yesterday in Paradise - *lost! > > > > Every Goan should list it as a must book to read. > > > > > > Emiliano Joanes > > Canada. > > > > > > > > > > > -- Emiliano Joanes -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
