ALWAYS WINNING

FROM THE STAR OF THE PHENOMENAL NETFLIX SHOW ADOLESCENCE COMES A POWERFUL MEMOIR PACKED WITH INSPIRING STORIES AND HARD EARNED WISDOM FOR LIFE S MOST CHALLENGING MOMENTS I wanted to write this book for that person who feels like the world doesn t understand what life is like for them I want to be honest about where I have been and how I have got to where I am Because we can t be what we can t see Ashley Walters An icon of British and wider Black British culture GQ A raw and inspiring testament to resilience STEVEN BARTLETT A deeper truth that speaks to our whole time and culture and offers us all a way forward AFUA HIRSCH An important and powerful read IAN WRIGHT From Adolescence and Top Boy to So Solid Crew Ashley Walters explosive on screen performances and trailblazing music has always explored the same conflicting forces that have governed his life Born and raised in Peckham his father in and out of prison Ashley found the gang culture in inner city London inescapable At 15 he was stabbed in the neck and left for dead At 18 he had a gun held to his head as he cradled his newborn son At 20 he was sentenced to eighteen months in prison In this brave and inspiring book Ashley opens up about his turbulent past He writes ca