“Disposable People” - a shocking and unusually told story of growing up in rural Jamaica.

March 7, 2012 - PRLog -- About the book
Ten year old Kenneth Lovelace often went to bed without dinner. Instead of feeling hunger, however, what he mostly felt was fear and shame, knowing that his family’s poverty was the reason he had no food. Kenneth also recalls his bitterness whenever his parents locked him out of their tiny, one-room house to act on their 'urge'. This was in the 1970s, when Jamaica's socialist regime was dragging the country into bankruptcy, and when an Old Timer had told him that he was cursed since birth.

Beginning with his earliest memories, Disposable People traces the life of Kenneth Lovelace, now a consultant living in the USA. After a string of failed marriages, bad relationships and other misfortunes, Kenneth looks back at his life in his old, hateful village with hopes of finding the roots of his latest tragedy. What comes out is a story of mischief and adventures, sex, evil spirits, adversities and, progressively, violence.

“I was transported to another world, where I was appalled, moved, shaken by laughter and given liberal dollops of food for thought, in equal measures. A masterful effort by a talented and unique writer!!” – Emma Good, PR Consultant.

“Ezekel Alan has constructed a masterpiece of searing memories of his childhood in "that hateful f-ing place" in order to come to terms with them, heal himself, and honour those of the poor and victimised - the "disposable people" It is a magnificent piece of work, combining different modes of storytelling including poetry, letters, journal writing, and sketched images, and covering a plethora of issues, including attitudes to homosexuality..” – Mary Hanna, Bookends Review, the Jamaica Observer.

"Some readers will find this story disturbing, while others will think of it as wholly unbelievable," Alan says. "But it is also intended to be educational. The book is based on true events, and tries to provide a glimpse of life from the viewpoint of those who live in the shadows of society.”

Filled with dark humor and irreverence, the book will bring readers to an encounter with a way of life that few people have experienced.

“I want to write unusual stories that people will never forget. This is that kind of a story - love it or hate it, pieces of it will linger with you for a long time,” Alan says.

Disposable People (ISBN 978-1467922739) is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels. (Please visit www.Ezekelalan.com for more information.)

About the Author:
Ezekel Alan is a Jamaican business consultant working in Asia. He lives with his wife and kids, and has a good reliable dog. Disposable People is his debut novel; he is currently completing his second.

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