Four boys.
Two parents.
One bedroom on
Whipple Street.
For Angel and his brothers, growing up in Brooklyn meant learning how to survive before they understood what childhood was supposed to be.
Through poverty, violence, shelters, and the Farragut projects, they held on to one another. But survival came at a cost, and leaving that world behind would take more than getting out of New York.
Stay Down is Angel Cordero’s account of that childhood and the family bonds that shaped him. It is told with real names and an unflinching look at what happened, including his own choices.
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Read more reviews ↗“Good solid story. No fancy words or writing style, but I was there with the Cordero boys as I read it, and to me, THAT makes a real story.”
“Angel gets straight to the point he's trying to make without using manipulating tactics to pull you in emotionally. It just happens that way in the course of his story.”
“The book "Stay Down" by Angel Cordero was a real page turner - I read the whole book in one sitting.”
“This book is a new favorite. Totally heartbreaking.”
“This is a book that truly earns its title, Stay Down.”
“This is a raw and authentic story. Angel shares the reality of his childhood without pretense or seeking sympathy.”
“This is an incredible story.”
“Stay Down is one of those books that pulls you in without feeling like it’s trying to.”
“A tough, emotional memoir that stays with you after you finish it.”
Angel Cordero
A father, husband, and author based in Florida, Angel grew up in Brooklyn with his three brothers.
Stay Down was never supposed to be a book. It began as private notes, almost a diary, written for no one but himself. When something from the past came back, he wrote it down, and writing it down felt like letting go. He first started writing at twelve and would ball up the pages, too embarrassed by what was on them. Later he kept the notes in his phone and never deleted them. Some were painful, and some were things he swore no one would ever see.
Over the years the notes added up. Eventually he decided to turn them into this book. Names unchanged. Nothing softened.
His memoir is published by Cordero Publishing.
Stay Down
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