A Reflection of Strength

Born in Croix Des Bouquets, Haiti, his
family immigrated to the United States in 1965 where Arnaud
quickly learned to navigate the rough streets of Brownville,
Brooklyn, at the age of eleven. This memoir discusses how he
overcame the culture, language, and a sub-average start in
school. In A Reflection of Strength he tells how he dealt
with his unsuccessful quest to become a professional soccer
player and how he rebounded to become a college
graduate.

Now, more than forty years later, Arnaud
talks about the decade-long fight he and his wife, Irene,
experienced with the illness that took her life; the
struggles of being a caregiver to Irene and being a father
to his children; and the challenges of working endless hours
to maintain his family-from the beginning until the end of
Irene's fight with Multiple Sclerosis-to the opportunity for
him to reflect on his past and build his future.