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Should we harbour our childhood dreams and never let go? Should we allow life’s myriad setbacks and challenges to hold us back? How do we move through life’s myriad of setbacks and challenges?
This is a triumphant story of a young child growing up in a meagre but loving environment surrounded by strong affirming women, most with limited education, in the Garden City of Kumasi, Ghana. It demonstrates the power of perseverance in the face of all odds and presents a refreshing new look on the importance of ensuring the mind’s freedom from external limitations and prejudices.
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From the village to the city and the world. That is the fascinating story of Emelia told in her lucid and inimitable style with no holds barred. A must read for all ages.Engaging from start to finish!
- Albert Fiadjoe, Professor
“Perseverance” is Dr. Timpo’s compelling life story. It is not just a narrative of how Maa’s little girl grew up to play with the big boys on the world stage. It gives us an insight into the social history of Ghana, the terrors of “working while black” in America and the challenges of a minority operator within the international civil service. Written in excellent easy prose, Emelia’s candor and sincerity makes this book a page turner.
Victor Essien, Rector & Professor of Law, Nyansapo College, Ghana & Principal, Law Office of Victor Essien, New York,
This book is a catechism for how to transform adversity to triumph. Getting rejected for medical school did not dampen Emelia’s spirits. Rather, she became an advocate for populations instead of a healer of individual patients. Emelia writes with aplomb. There is no life blemish that is smeared over, no subject that is taboo. This biography is a must read for people of every background. Those made in Ghana or other parts of the African diaspora, but assembled in the USA, should find particularly enlightening the section that describes the travails and coping mechanisms of the black immigrant.
Louis Kofi Essandoh, MD, FACC MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
Story after compelling story unfolds as the author reveals, with endearing detail, her growing-up years in a small town in Ghana. Until she was 30, married with two children and a Ph.D, her horizons were limited only by her ambition and persistence. Then, because she was black and in the United States, many doors were slammed shut. How she succeeded by reinventing herself at every turn, is a tale told with warmth, humor, and honesty.
Barbara Figge Fox
Dr Emelia Timpo’s book provides a front row seat to experience the life of one of Ghana’s most accomplished international civil servants. From Kumasi, through Wesley Girls High School, Cornell and Rutgers, to a glittering UN career in Windhoek, Addis Ababa, Geneva and New York, Auntie Emelia has served the world with distinction. She and her beautiful family have every right to be proud of her achievements
Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe, Head, Global Programme Partnerships,UNAIDS
“A vivid picture of a rich life, with a rare window onto growing up in Ghana before Independence, through many peripatetic years in New York, Geneva, Rome, Namibia, Ethiopia, and other locales. Emelia has a sharp eye for detail and a loving view of her home country and its tapestry of cultures. This memoir memorializes one life, with its ups and downs, hard work, luck, and perseverance. I enjoyed seeing details of when our lives crossed paths and learning more about her earlier life.”
Jessica Vapnek, Faculty Director, International Development Law Center,
UC Law San Francisco
This book is a rich collection of well documented memoirs, all beautifully woven together like a tapestry. It reminds the reader that from the day of birth our lives are set on an endurance journey prepared for us by our Maker. It is how one applies oneself on this journey that matters. The author takes pains to bring out the essence of perseverance in that journey and the medals that await anyone who crosses the finishing line successfully. As you read on, you are drawn into the enchanting story of the adventurous little girl from Suame in Kumasi, Ghana’s second capital and who ended up at the United Nations in roles she never would have dreamed of. A great enchanting memoir worth reading!
Vicky Wireko-Andoh, Journalist/Columnist for Daily Graphic, Ghana’s leading newspaper
