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• 'The memoir I've enjoyed most this year' Hilary Mantel
• 'Moving ... stays with you long after you've finished it' Nigella Lawson
• 'A superb memoir ... written with a poet's lyricism and a journalist's clarity' Nish Kumar
• 'An urgent exposition on how [Eton]’s undue influence is shaping political forces - from the current government and Brexit to the rise of nationalist and racist politics' Stylist
• 'Okwonga is a writer worth waiting half a century for' New Statesman
• 'Fascinating insight into the workings of one of the most exclusive, secretive and privileged institutions on earth' Robert Verkaik, author of Posh Boys
• 'Writing that holds and ambushes you in turn ... a portrait of the allure of institutional power' Vinay Patel
• 'Raw evidence of the power of resilience and determination and hope ... a blistering memoir' Salena Godden
• 'Frank, fascinating and unique ... essential reading' Hashi Mohamed, author of People Like Us
• 'A nuanced and complex account' Daily Telegraph

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'The memoir I've enjoyed most this year' Hilary Mantel

'Moving ... stays with you long after you've finished it' Nigella Lawson

'A superb memoir ... written with a poet's lyricism and a journalist's clarity' Nish Kumar

'An urgent exposition on how [Eton]'s undue influence is shaping political forces' Stylist

'Lyrical, often funny, intensely personal and undeniably thought-provoking' Literary Review

'A nuanced and complex account' Daily Telegraph

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