Finding Fish

Abridged
Author: Antwone Quenton Fisher
Narrator: Alton Fitzgerald White
Genres: Biographies, Non-Fiction, Literary
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date: February 2001
Length: 6 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 4/5
Formats:
  • WMA

Overview

Antwone Quenton Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment his single mother gave birth to him in prison. As a foster child, he suffered more than a dozen years of emotional abandonment and physical abuse, until he escaped and forged a life on the streets. And just as his life was about to hit rock bottom, Antwone enlisted in the U.S. Navy -- a decision that would ultimately save him. There, he became a man and discovered a loving family he never had. Through it all, Antwone refused to allow his spirit to be broken and never gave up his dreams of a better day.

A miraculous true story of one courageous man's journey from abandonment and abuse to extraordinary success, here is a modern-day, African-American Oliver Twist you will never forget.

Performed by Alton Fitzgerald White.

Reviews (1)

Disturbing but uplifting

Written by Jim C. on August 3rd, 2009

  • Book Rating: 4/5

True story of man literally raised without any relatives in various institutions and foster homes. Antwone's life was truly hellish and yet he was able to focus on a few possitive people, like teachers, that kept him from giving up. Amazing that he survived and prospered, uplifting experience overall.