Troubled

'Masterpiece'

Evening Standard 'Fascinating'

The Economist Best Titles of 2024In this vivid coming-of-age memoir, Rob Henderson recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite universities – and what he learnt from seeing life from both sides of the tracks.In this heartbreaking and thought-provoking memoir, Rob Henderson vividly recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending Yale and Cambridge, and pioneering the concept of 'luxury beliefs' – ideas and opinions that confer status on the more educated while inflicting costs on the less fortunate.Rave Reader Reviews'Eye-opening and heart-breaking''Inspiring''Incredible''Wow''Powerful and thought-provoking'