Publisher's Synopsis
'Masterpiece' Evening Standard
'Fascinating' The Economist Best Titles of 2024
In this vivid coming-of-age memoir, Rob Henderson recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite universities - and what he learnt from seeing life from both sides of the tracks.
In this heartbreaking and thought-provoking memoir, Rob Henderson vividly recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending Yale and Cambridge, and pioneering the concept of 'luxury beliefs' - ideas and opinions that confer status on the more educated while inflicting costs on the less fortunate.
Rave Reader Reviews
'Eye-opening and heart-breaking'
'Inspiring'
'Incredible'
'Wow'
'Powerful and thought-provoking'
