Chukwudi Ukwuegbu's Son of a Railwayman is the honest portrait of an unrepentant iconoclast. It relates how he progressed from the early exhibition of his intellectual gifts to the heights of educational achievements. We are presented with his remarkable ability to recall the events in and around Mushin, where he spent his early and teenage years, in the sixties. The primary and secondary schools' experiences are told with candid innocence. The unfortunate Civil War years are told lovingly, albeit, without the accompanying gory details. Barrister Ukwuegbu's career in the West African Examinations Council is given full treatment. It highlights his unflattering commitment to duty and his unflappable resolve to succeed.