Across the Ocean

About the Book

A young cage fighter is diagnosed with a strange genetic disorder that requires a bone marrow transplant. It happened so quickly that the matter is now one of life and death; he has twenty-four weeks to live. Martin needs a relative for a donor, but his parents died in a car crash and he has no siblings or other close relatives. A mixed-raced man he casually met at Nandos, who later became a friend, volunteers to go for the test and is found to be a match. Though it is possible that someone from the general public can be a match, Leroy feels there is more to his relationship with Martin than just friendship. He begins his journey to unveil the power of DNA testing in light of today’s medical science, tracing back to two hundred years ago and the slave trade. The result is shocking the whole world, showing that the stranger who crosses your path can possibly be related to you! This story is based on partly true events.

About the Author

Hawa L Crickmore was born in Ghana in 1958, She has Bachelor of Education in Management and taught at various levels in education. She did her Masters at Middlesex University and obtained a Masters degree in Health and Social Care which motivated her to establish a care service and a training company with her husband Ken. Hawa has two sons, two daughters, two step daughters and three grand children. She currently resides in Kent in the United Kingdom. Cross the Ocean is her first novel.