Mixed Messages Extra: Win Looked After by Ashley John-Baptiste

This book is an eye-opening look into the British care system

Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages Extra! This week, we’re giving you the chance to win a copy of Ashley John-Baptiste’s debut memoir, Looked After.

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We spoke to Ashley earlier this week, where he spoke about developing cultural identities, navigating whiteness as something that was more alien than his Black upbringing and assimilation as a survival instinct.

In Looked After, Ashley uncovers his experiences as a young mixed-race boy growing up in the care system. Ashley talks with remarkable candidness about living with five different families, without ever being truly part of one, and how that impacted his education, sense of identity, friendships and hobbies.

Throughout everything Ashley’s childhood in care threw at him, he remained resilient and found a way to take advantage of the opportunities that came his way. Looked After is a memoir written from the heart that pulls no punches but demonstrates that given encouragement and love – and, sometimes, a second chance – a care-experienced boy can become a successful broadcaster, a loving husband and a proud father.

Here’s how to win a copy of this incredible book.