The First Prince of London
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“That’s it I have had enough!” Charlie was not playing this guy was born and raised in a Wattingham style and it was finally time to get the hell out, “Watts in a box” it was killing him softly, nowhere to really go and not much to do when you get there! Charlie had to start falling in love with life again. He wasn’t happy with his load at the moment, “good guy” would be written on his headstone.
“Yo! Charlie what you saying?”
“Damn!” thought Charlie, Leon had just turned the corner. “Charlie I am going for some juice in the Narrow way cinema you reaching? Have two little brandy’s you with me”. Charlie wasn’t really interested but thought, “sod it – what else is there to do?” Charlie raises his heads and says “yeah why not no problem”.
Leon and Charlie go way back these guys have known each other from secondary school from 11 years old until now. In the next year it was a fact that these guys would be 30. This thought was forever playing on Charlie’s mind. As Charlie and Leon walk their usual path through the market square up past the Black Tower pub and down through Donley. Charlie is taking in all the sights and sounds of Wattingham city and it was becoming more obvious that he is not emotionally attached or even interested in this city anymore, even though it was 4:30pm everything seemed to Charlie as though they were empty vessels, the shops, the sights, and of course the people.
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This book is about some of the crossroads we face in life. Do we go it alone, or do we do what society expects of us? Being young isn’t always easy especially if you value your individuality. Charlie the main character has to face many issues that we all maybe familiar with. He will give you an insight into how it feels to face continual miseducation. This book will give you an insight into the psyche of a modern day urban African Caribbean man. He has many dreams and aspirations but is facing challenges when making the best decision for his future. This book is a work of fiction however the experiences that Charlie has to face living in "Whattingham" happens everyday in modern societies. A lot of us think we are right all of the time I believe a lot of people could relate to this book it has cold, harsh as well as warm reflections of life. Sometimes there aren’t any concepts just abstract decisions and events around us. When we thought things were definite and nothing would change guess what they did. This book hasn't been written for an academic study or to cause damnation on others, it’s about trying to add a modern educated viewpoint on issues as old as mankind racism, families, peer pressure, and dreams the desire to fulfill your personal dreams. This book is written in the
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Having been born and raised in the same city I naively thought that there wasn’t much else to learn. However I have got older and a little bit wiser I have realised that all this time I had been limiting myself in so many ways. As time has passed I have been to other countries in the world and met some wonderful and amazing people some kind enough to be called “friends”. This I took for granted for various reasons everyone makes friends don’t they? I left school without good grades however lucky for me my parents were positive role models. As the years have passed I began to realise that I was trying to live a life that doesn’t fulfil the stereotype of being an African Caribbean man. This I have realised has marginalised me in many situations. At points I was really confused however emotionally I felt something different. I knew I had to find an outlet and in April 2007 “The First Prince of
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