Great and Unfortunate Things
Autor Jason Ardayen Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 aug 2026
Jason Arday grew up in a lively corner of South London as the second youngest of three boys. He was diagnosed with autism and developmental delays at age three, and experts told his parents he would never speak, write, or live independently—and should be institutionalized.
His parents refused. Instead, his extraordinary mother, Giff, drawing on her faith and thinking outside the box, embraced his neurodivergence and devoted herself to helping him realize a potential few others believed possible—using everything from the proverbs of her West African culture to music, sports, and film to help him make sense of the world.
In Great and Unfortunate Things, we see how Arday went from being nonverbal as a child and illiterate until he was eighteen to scaling unimag-inable heights as an adult. Without romanticizing the struggle, this is a story of determination against seemingly insurmountable odds—and of a family and a small group of believers whose compassion helped him see what is possible.
A powerful story for our moment, Arday’s journey is a testament to resilience, dignity, and the life-changing force of community in action.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781668085578
ISBN-10: 1668085577
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 158 x 232 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: S&s/37 Ink
ISBN-10: 1668085577
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 158 x 232 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: S&s/37 Ink
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Notă biografică
Jason Arday was a social commentator, presenter, and public speaker. In 2023, he was appointed the Professorial Chair of Education (Sociology of Education) at the University of Cambridge, making him the youngest-ever Black academic to hold a Professorship at Cambridge and one of the youngest academics ever appointed to a Professorial Chair in Oxbridge’s nine-hundred-year history. He died on August 14, 2026, days after the publication of his memoir, Great and Unfortunate Things.
Recenzii
‘Jason Arday is a remarkable and brilliant man’
‘Unforgettable . . . That oft-used word ‘inspirational’ feels wholly inadequate to describe his incredible story of grit and resilience . . . a book about how it should not be so hard for a gifted, neurodivergent, working-class child of colour to shine . . . It is not just his trailblazing academic achievements that make Arday special. It is also his courage, his genuine humility and his clarion sense of calling’
‘Imagine the remarkable Educated by Tara Westover, with further education and against perhaps even greater odds’
'Arday's cinematic story from being nonverbal to becoming one of the youngest professors ever at Cambridge makes you believe in the transformative power of grit and the magic of a mother's love. The most inspiring book I've read in decades'
'This is a remarkable portrait of an astonishing life. Great and Unfortunate Things takes us on a spectacular journey of trial and transformation, offering crucial insight into the realities of neurodivergence, told by an author who changed the shape of his life through sheer will. Above all, this memoir is a poignant tribute to fearless mothers like Arday’s whose love, education and unshakable belief in their children will always make mountains move'
'Some lives are changed by talent. Others are changed by love that refuses to let go. In Great and Unfortunate Things, Jason Arday tells a story of resilience, dignity and the extraordinary power of those who hold steady for us when we cannot yet hold steady for ourselves. This is a beautiful and unforgettable book'
'I love a good story. As a journalist, storytelling's goal is to both move and inform. Arday's story is as riveting and moving as they come. Jason's efforts to overcome obstacles presented by his neurodivergence are movingly matched only by his mother's extraordinary efforts to work with his differences not against them, to see the humanity where others chose to see an inky diagnosis'
'As the mother of a child on the spectrum, I was reminded once again that there is nothing more fierce than a parent's determination to see her child get the services and attention he deserves, nothing more inspiring than a stranger with nothing to gain who asks, "how can I help?", and nothing more empowering than intervention combined with positivity, love and grit. Read this book and prepare to be inspired'
‘It is a beautiful story, beautifully told. I found it impossible to put down’
‘Unforgettable . . . That oft-used word ‘inspirational’ feels wholly inadequate to describe his incredible story of grit and resilience . . . a book about how it should not be so hard for a gifted, neurodivergent, working-class child of colour to shine . . . It is not just his trailblazing academic achievements that make Arday special. It is also his courage, his genuine humility and his clarion sense of calling’
‘Imagine the remarkable Educated by Tara Westover, with further education and against perhaps even greater odds’
'Arday's cinematic story from being nonverbal to becoming one of the youngest professors ever at Cambridge makes you believe in the transformative power of grit and the magic of a mother's love. The most inspiring book I've read in decades'
'This is a remarkable portrait of an astonishing life. Great and Unfortunate Things takes us on a spectacular journey of trial and transformation, offering crucial insight into the realities of neurodivergence, told by an author who changed the shape of his life through sheer will. Above all, this memoir is a poignant tribute to fearless mothers like Arday’s whose love, education and unshakable belief in their children will always make mountains move'
'Some lives are changed by talent. Others are changed by love that refuses to let go. In Great and Unfortunate Things, Jason Arday tells a story of resilience, dignity and the extraordinary power of those who hold steady for us when we cannot yet hold steady for ourselves. This is a beautiful and unforgettable book'
'I love a good story. As a journalist, storytelling's goal is to both move and inform. Arday's story is as riveting and moving as they come. Jason's efforts to overcome obstacles presented by his neurodivergence are movingly matched only by his mother's extraordinary efforts to work with his differences not against them, to see the humanity where others chose to see an inky diagnosis'
'As the mother of a child on the spectrum, I was reminded once again that there is nothing more fierce than a parent's determination to see her child get the services and attention he deserves, nothing more inspiring than a stranger with nothing to gain who asks, "how can I help?", and nothing more empowering than intervention combined with positivity, love and grit. Read this book and prepare to be inspired'
‘It is a beautiful story, beautifully told. I found it impossible to put down’
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This powerful and intensely moving memoir tells the improbable true story behind the viral news sensation that inspired readers worldwide
This powerful and intensely moving memoir tells the improbable true story behind the viral news sensation that inspired readers worldwide