MY TOUGH LITTLE CANDLES
OLIVER AKAMNONU
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
MY TOUGH LITTLE CANDLES is a powerful, heartfelt story of migration, identity, and the quiet strength it takes to start over.
Dege and Doris leave their familiar life in Africa and travel 8,000 miles...
Location:
United States
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OLIVER AKAMNONU
Digital Voice Mia G
Dr Oliver Akamnonu/Akamnonu Associates Inc
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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. MY TOUGH LITTLE CANDLES is a powerful, heartfelt story of migration, identity, and the quiet strength it takes to start over. Dege and Doris leave their familiar life in Africa and travel 8,000 miles across the Atlantic to begin again in the United States—driven by hope, safety, and a dream of opportunity for their children. What they find is a world of dazzling technology, strict “work-work-work” realities, cultural contrasts, and moments of wonder that turn into lessons about resilience. Through family love, sacrifice, humor, and hard-earned adaptation, the journey unfolds from the first day in California to the challenges of building a new life in Los Angeles. At the center is Ron—Dege and Doris’s “little baby”—whose path from immigrant uncertainty to academic excellence becomes a symbol of perseverance and purpose. With vivid storytelling and honest reflection, this audiobook explores the beauty and contradictions of America, the cost of chasing a promise, and the enduring message that kindness and inclusiveness must triumph over hate. Perfect for listeners who enjoy immigrant narratives, family dramas, and inspirational coming-of-age journeys grounded in real-life experience. Duration - 9h 14m. Author - OLIVER AKAMNONU. Narrator - Digital Voice Mia G. Published Date - Friday, 16 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 Dr Oliver Akamnonu ©.
Language:
English
*MY TOUGH LITTLE CANDLES* (A FAMILY’S TORTUOUS ODYSSEY TO AMERICA) * by Dr. OLIVER AKAMNONU
Duration:00:00:14
Dedication
Duration:00:00:42
Appreciation
Duration:00:05:27
Prologue 1
Duration:00:01:33
Prologue 2 THE GREATNESS OF A PEOPLE!
Duration:00:00:57
Prologue 3 “TO FIGHT BACK OR TO TURN THE OTHER CHEEK”
Duration:00:03:53
The Dumb Relics
Duration:00:00:45
Chapter 1 LIGHTING THE CANDLES 8,000 MILES FROM HOME
Duration:00:17:32
Chapter 2 FORAGE IN THE GARDENS: A COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW OF THE LARGER SOCIETY
Duration:00:17:12
Chapter 3 RELOCATING TO THE CITY CENTER
Duration:00:06:00
Chapter 4 FACING THE REALITIES AND CHALLENGES OF COLLEGE WORK
Duration:00:10:01
Chapter 5 THE FRUITS OF HARDWORK AND PERSISTENCE
Duration:00:09:49
Chapter 6 DR DORIS: 2ND MISSIONARY JOURNEY AS A STUDENT
Duration:00:13:49
Chapter 7 AND THE CROWN FRACTURED!
Duration:00:17:32
Chapter 8 “CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH THE AUTHOR?”
Duration:00:15:33
Chapter 9 IS THE AUTHOR THE RIGHT SKIN COLOR?
Duration:00:16:18
Chapter 10 LIFE IN BEAMING-GRIN MEDICAL CLINICS
Duration:00:09:41
Chapter 11 “THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE”
Duration:00:20:02
Chapter 12 SUBDUED RANCOR IN THE HOUSE
Duration:00:23:38
Chapter 13 THE PLOT THICKENS
Duration:00:28:45
Chapter 14 COALESCING OF THE PLOTS
Duration:00:40:40
Chapter 15 THE PLOT MATERIALIZES
Duration:01:17:55
Chapter 16 RELIEF AT LAST FROM DEN OF REPRESSION
Duration:00:11:43
Chapter 17 WAS IT A COINCIDENCE OR WAS IT THE HAND OF KARMA?
Duration:00:07:50
Chapter 18 THE SPEAR INCHES CLOSER
Duration:00:39:32
Chapter 19 “THAT TALL BLACK GUY”
Duration:01:05:42
Chapter 20 THE UNMASKING OF A BIGOT
Duration:00:37:16
Chapter 21 FULFILLMENT OF THE PROMISE
Duration:00:48:35
Epilogue
Duration:00:03:00
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Duration:00:02:41