Overseas Chronicle: The Rome and Amsterdam Experience is another suspenseful, thrilling epic tale of Joel Savage’s books inspired by true events. As an illegal immigrant in Europe, before documented, he narrates how he survived the hostile harsh conditions and mafia gangs of Rome, Italy, by sleeping at rough places including the central train station and the notorious pantanella, an ex-Pasta factory, which harbored all criminal activities.
He tried and made it to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, only to realize that he has just come to a country whose hard immigration policies and liberal laws on drugs like marijuana, had taken its toll on many illegal immigrants as junkies, alcoholics, coupled with depression and mental problems. Eager to get documents he made a wrong move, landing him behind bars.
One may never know the experience of being an illegal immigrant until reading this comprehensive and vivid account of Joel Savage’s experience in both Rome and Amsterdam. Overseas Chronicle: The Rome and Amsterdam Experience, is a book of pain, anguish and sorrow, written with passion.
Publisher-Virtual Book Worm. Pages 186. ISBN 978-1621371274
The book is available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Superbookshop.net and other book shops on line.
A beautiful work of literature highly recommended by ANA
About the Author:
Joel Savage was born at Cape Coast, in the Central Region of Ghana, on January 19, 1957. He had his secondary school education at both Ebenezer Secondary School and Accra High School in Accra, Ghana. In 1985, whilst living in Sierra Leone, he naturalized, therefore losing his nationality as a Ghanaian.
In his lifetime, he was much influenced by his father, who was a veteran journalist. His father’s influence propelled his flair for writing at a very tender age. At school, he wrote numerous articles for publication. After secondary school, he followed a course in journalism at the Ghana Institute of Journalism in Accra to acquire more experience and writing skills.
As a freelance writer, Joel wrote feature articles for the Daily Graphic, the Ghanaian Times, and the Weekly Spectator in Accra for a certain period. He is now a prolific writer and an accredited card-holding member of “Vlaamse Journalisten Vereniging” (Flemish Journalists Association) in Belgium. He lives in Antwerp, Belgium with his wife and three children where he freelances for newspapers, magazines, and television.