This book pictures how fast the past impacts the present social and economic life and simulates this into the real lives of millions of people with a vivid clarity. I recommend it to everyone who seeks an insight into the Ethiopian social and economic life.

Tom Gardner, Journalist

The Economist

An epic dramatization of social change, a revolution, predicting a war and enticing lived life of a young intellectual. Every page shows the graphic depiction of how societal mishap affects at a individual level, and unfathomably brave acts a person does to outlive these. A must read!

Jawar Mohammed

Executive Committee Member, Oromia Federalist Congress

An incredible story, a gripping narrative, captivating events, thought-arousing intricacies of state-to-individual, person-to-state power play all in one. If you want to wittingly remove years of suffering from anyone''s life, in any given country, you would want to take notes on every page.

Elias Meseret,

Award Winning Journalist

This book enlightens millions of Ethiopians to overcome darkness and stimulates them share the light they experience in their lives. Andualem has proven to be an embodiment of peace making and spreading love at such time of ongoing war. All Ethiopians must read this book!

Artist Kamuzu Kassa, Shakura Studio

A conscious choice of a young man to redeem his generation in writing, mobilization and actions. A graphic horror outlived and companionship of ever-growing spirituality all along such astonishing journey. This is a prescription for Ethiopian and all other youth in search of meaningful life.

Robel Chemeda Disasa

EVAUUE Secretary

An individual''s determination to break the chains of the old security system, and sowing seeds of hope in the state to people and people to people relations. Andualem lives a life we are lecturing students to disciplines and professions in political science, diplomacy, international and public relations. This book left me speechless!

Dr. Yonas Ashine AAU, Political Science Department