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Beyond the Horizon Might be Better: Inspirational life story of overcoming adversity and prejudice Paperback – December 8, 2023

by Sola Amure (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
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Sola Amure’s childhood was spent between Nigeria and England.

In Nigeria his family enjoyed every material comfort: the only things lacking from his early life were love and affection. He was very upset at the huge disparity between people like his family and those families struggling to eat.

To the outside world his father was a respected lecturer and British-educated medical man. But at home, growing up as the eldest son, Amure became the primary target of his father’s frequent rages and abuse. Later in life, as a medical professional, he faced racism and prejudice, not only from patients but from fellow NHS staff.

This fascinating and inspiring memoir tells his story and how he overcame adversity and confronted prejudice in an attempt to improve both his life and that of others. As a result, he is determined to do what he can for ill-treated people, especially children and women, from all backgrounds.
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  1. Print length
    283 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    December 8, 2023
  4. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.71 x 8.5 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1913719944
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1913719944
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'Poignant and informative description of a life challenged and driven as a result'

'Truly moving'

'Honest, unsparing and authentic'

'An inspirational journey from brutal abuse to a life enriching his community'

'The author lays out in frank and gripping detail the appalling punishments to which he was subjected during his early life. The text perfectly describes the sheer bewilderment that a child and adolescent experience when they are betrayed in such ways by those charged with caring for them. With gentle and humane insight the author speculates about the abusers' motivations and morals.'

'Of the many remarkable themes of the book, one is especially valuable. It is the author's analysis of the episodes of racism, both personal and institutional, to which he and others have been subjected. In his clear-eyed account, he invites us to understand these instances in all their complexity while ultimately taking an optimistic view of human nature and of the capacity for human growth as well as institutional reform.'

'A remarkably instructive insight into a life well managed, in which he contributed for 30 years as a GP, Ophthalmic medic and Academic to his adoptive country and in his writing, often through its gentle humour, to both our understanding of barriers, physical and subliminal imposed on any individual immigrant intent on making good and realising potential.


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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Goldcrest Books International Ltd (December 8, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 283 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1913719944
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1913719944
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.71 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

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Sola Amure

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My first degree was a BSc from Bristol university.

I then qualified as a medical doctor as well as obtaining my PhD from Cambridge University in the UK.

I am now completely retired from medicine after three decades working for the NHS as a rural GP and ophthalmologist.

My latest writing is my memoir "Beyond the Horizon might be Better" which covers my growing up in Nigeria and the UK.

The first half covers my growing up in my parents' homes (UK and Nigeria), and the second half shows my life from when I

started to live independently as well as the lives we lead as doctors working in the NHS, and the difficulties encountered by

some doctors of colour.

I was able to qualify to box for Cambridge University in 1978 and obtained my Blue.

I learnt to play the clarinet and passed Grade 4 exam in my sixties having never been able to read a note of music before this.

I was fortunate enough to be able to perform a 25 minute stand up comedy routine at the Edinburgh fringe in August 2017.

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  • Pengwyn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant and informative description of a life challenegd and driven as a result
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2023
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    Sola's story is his passage from infancy within the Yoruba of Nigeria, where his family held virtually chieftain status, that in itself, despite the advantages it lent to him, led to extreme cruelty derived from the envy and prejudice towards him both within and from outside the extended family .
    In an' underdeveloped' Nigerian society - where in his gentle words 'the status of visitors was marked because they wore shoes' elements like sanitation and drinking water was basic; punishment and beating an everyday part of society even within a patriarchal family, advantaged within its cultural context, that enjoyed the benefit of a UK medical education. (He refused food-" I hated being beaten on a full stomach"!!!)
    Anglicised academically by U.K. A level the University education , Sola became Larry by dint of another Nigerian name Larne. His PH d from Christ's , Cambridge was spent occupying the bedroom of Luis Mountbatten in the College of numerous world famous alumni such as John Milton, Charles Darwin, Robert Oppenheimer
    His story is inciteful, in often gentle and always very readable prose; a tale of delightful integration into English Society , and marriage to Lizzie. His passage is marvellously one of tolerance in the light of often appalling racialism and vagaries to which he was subjected. ("There is prejudice everywhere.....And we all have things we believe that others might find distasteful" / his appearance as a witness at a court and being presumed to be a defendant/ from an elderly lady -"You quite forget that he is black don't you" - acceptance indeed!)
    In all a remarkably instructive insight into a life well managed , in which he contributed for 30 years as a GP , Ophthalmic medic and Academic to his adoptive country and in his writing ,often through its gentle humour, to both our understanding of barriers, physical and subliminal imposed on any individual immigrant intent on making good and realising potential.
    A very welcome contribution to the genre
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    5.0 out of 5 stars An inspirational journey from brutal abuse to a life enriching his community.
    Reviewed in Australia on March 14, 2024
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    Very highly recommended. This is an inspirational account of a life the author salvaged from being subjected to an eye-wateringly brutal environment of physical and emotional abuse by close family members, to selflessly enriching a wide community. The author lays out in frank and gripping detail the appalling punishments to which he was subjected during his early life. The text perfectly describes the sheer bewilderment that a child and adolescent experience when they are betrayed in such ways by those charged with caring for them. With gentle and humane insight the author speculates about the abusers’ motivations and morals.
    In the last half of the book the scene shifts to the author’s navigation of the various educational institutions in England through which he passed seeking fulfilment as a medical practitioner. The book’s final section includes illuminating anecdotes from his days practicing medicine, some very humorous, others quite sobering.
    Of the many remarkable themes of the book, one is especially valuable. It is the author’s analysis of the episodes of racism, both personal and institutional, to which he and others have been subjected. In his clear-eyed account, he invites us to understand these instances in all their complexity while ultimately taking an optimistic view of human nature and of the capacity for human growth as well as institutional reform.
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  • Jules S
    5.0 out of 5 stars A really moving book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2024
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    A very readable book - I read it in three sittings and whilst I was appalled and saddened by the behaviour of the father I am equally blown away by the determination of the author to learn from that horrible parenting and to have made himself such a great person. No blame - just hard work and determination. A lesson to many and an overall uplifting whilst truthful book. Well worth reading even to understand in some way what our NHS doctors go through and at what personal cost.
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    A really moving book

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2024
    A very readable book - I read it in three sittings and whilst I was appalled and saddened by the behaviour of the father I am equally blown away by the determination of the author to learn from that horrible parenting and to have made himself such a great person. No blame - just hard work and determination. A lesson to many and an overall uplifting whilst truthful book. Well worth reading even to understand in some way what our NHS doctors go through and at what personal cost.
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  • nilo
    4.0 out of 5 stars Quick delivery
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2024
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    Interesting read, jogged my memory for some childhood recolections.
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  • Charles Brown
    5.0 out of 5 stars What does'nt kill you makes you stronger!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2025
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    A fascinating reminder of the fact that good people often succeed despite what happens to them along the way, and also that not everyone thinks and behaves in the same way.
    This should be recommended reading for anyone managing a mixed race team be it in business, public service, sport or charity.
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