SHEER WILL: NERVE, RESILIENCE, AND SEARCH FOR MEANING AMID GENOCIDE TRAUMA AND WALL STREET FOLLY

In 1994 Rwanda, during the Genocide against the Tutsi, five-year-old Parfait Mutimura witnesses his father's brutal murder and is separated from his family during the Tutsi escape to Burundi. Young Parfait's sheer will to survive both his circumstance and his internal battle with depression leads him on an astounding, winding path to America, eventually leading to the roller-coaster game that is Wall Street. Through wildly successful ups and rock-bottom downs, Parfait finally discovers, and shares, the true meaning of success.

Extremely gifted and well-read, Parfait takes the reader on a heartfelt, intellectual, and introspective journey, sharing his life lessons with the reader in a self-help meets how to (and how not to) climb the ladder to success story. His delightful wit and raw honesty leave the reader laughing, crying, and in the end, cheering.