Looked After - A moving, honest memoir about growing up in the British care system

A moving memoir from award-winning journalist and presenter Ashley John-Baptiste about his childhood growing up in care.

About the author

Ashley John-Baptiste is an award-winning BBC presenter and journalist. A frequent reporter and presenter across The One Show and BBC News, he also presents the BBC One daytime series Expert Witness and co-hosts Dr Xand's Con or Cure.
Ashley grew up in foster and residential care in south-east London and faced a number of school exclusions and suspensions as a child. Despite this turbulent childhood, Ashley gained a place to study history at Cambridge University. Soon after graduating, Ashley fronted a BBC Three documentary about his childhood in care, which kickstarted his career as a BBC broadcaster. He is a much sought-after speaker, where he shares his journey with the aim of giving hope and insight to others.

Product details

• Authors: Ashley John-Baptiste
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.06.2025
• EAN: 9781399711937
• ISBN: 978-1-399-71193-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 44 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Adoption, Memoirs, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Adoption & Fostering, Adoption and fostering: advice and issues, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs