Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs by Jordan Stephens

Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs by Jordan Stephens

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Brutally honest as well as poetic' DOLLY ALDERTON 'Necessary, urgent and totally original' AFUA HIRSCH'Intimately life-affirming . . . tackles enormously complex questions' CALEB FEMISomeone once asked me how I'd want to be remembered.I said, 'As the boy who grew.'Diagnosed with ADHD as a child, Jordan Stephens found his teens and twenties to be a whirl of career success and nurturing friendships but also a brutal pattern of self-harm, hedonism, destructive coping mechanisms and heartbreak. When he tried to live up to his own damaged expectations and his world exploded, he allowed himself to explore the pain he'd repressed his entire life.Unsparingly digging into the fear, tenderness and trauma, Jordan Stephens discovers what it means to be a modern man and how the price we pay for love, in all its forms, is worth it.

Necessary, urgent and totally original -- AFUA HIRSCH
Brutally honest as well as poetic -- DOLLY ALDERTON * * Guardian * *
Intimately life-affirming. . tackles enormously complex questions -- CALEB FEMI
Deeply personal * * Observer * *
Raw, funny, honest and neurodiverting -- MATT HAIG
Energetic and unguarded -- COLIN GRANT * * Guardian, Book of the Day * *
Funny, shocking and downright fucked-up at times, it's like Jordan crawled into my brain and took notes. If you've ever had to overcome something in your life, this book is a must-read. Seriously, don't miss it! -- ASHLEY WALTERS
Impressively candid . . . A compelling insight into what it is like to be both an artist, and a heterosexual male, in the twenty-first century * * i * *
Beautifully written, lyrical, visceral, staccato, cathartic. Feels like late night deep chats and confessions with an old friend. I loved it -- JESSIE MEI LI
Jordan Stephens shares his life as a kaleidoscope adventure in full ADHD colour with immaculately told stories. What a glorious book, and what a journey -- KAT BROWN

Jordan Stephens is a writer and performer, best known as one half of the chart-topping duo Rizzle Kicks, who sold over a million records. Having been publicly open with his own struggles surrounding mental health, Jordan has been very active in creating awareness around the stigma. His mental health campaign #IAMWHOLE reached over 120 million people online and was mentioned in the Houses of Parliament. His children's book The Missing Piece was recently shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Prize.

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SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781838858117
ISBN 10	1838858113
Title	Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs
Author	Jordan Stephens
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Canongate Books
Year published	2025-07-03
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.