Book review: Looked after: A childhood in care by Ashley John-Baptiste

Chelbi Hillan

Book review: Looked after: A childhood in care by Ashley John-Baptiste

Chelbi Hillan

Centre For Excellence For Children'S Care And Protection

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Looked After: A Childhood in Care is a memoir of Ashley’s experiences of care in England from the age of two to 18 years old. His reflections seem relevant for understanding care experience in many contexts, not simply England, and they are deeply personal. Since gaining his degree at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, he is now a broadcast journalist and presenter. Reading this book was an emotional journey, with some parts leaving me teared up, facing the reality of life in care for many, and at other points filling me with immense hope and joy, knowing that people do care.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	205-207
Number of pages	3
Journal	Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
Volume	24
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 22 May 2025

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moving
emotive
hard-hitting
joyous
saddening

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