Rise Beyond The Shadows: A Memoir

In this memoir, the author reveals that when he was 10, one of his drug-dealing brothers shot Mannheim's best friend, and he was forced to decide if he's going to stay loyal to the neighborhood gangs to save his life or walk away.

Demetrius Mannheim is only ten when his life is slowly but steadily turned upside down. Born in the darkest dungeons of Detroit, he watches as his two brothers team up with neighborhood drug lords and lead him into a life of gangs, guns, drugs, illicit sex and the premature death of friends. But when his best friend is killed by his brother, he's forced to confront the one question kids in the hood must ask themselves sooner or later. Loyalty. Is he gonna stay loyal to the neighborhood gangs to save his life or has the time come to walk away even if he's gonna be called a traitor and face the possibility of being gunned down? Find out. Author Bio Demetrius Manheim was born in Detroit, Michigan. He's married to Lakee and together they have a beautiful daughter--Raivon. They live in the Hoosier state. Rise Beyond The Shadows is his first book.