One Chance by Nicola Stow
"It'd be easy for me to go back to my old life, but I know where that old life leads you. You're either behind prison bars or six feet underground." Terroll Lewis has lived a crazy life. Growing up on Brixton's Myatt's Field estate, he was surrounded by gang culture, and like so many other young people, he found it hard to resist the lifestyle. By the time he was 15, he had already joined a gang, been stabbed, shot at, and was selling drugs. A chance to play professional football offered a way out, but the lure of an easier life " the promise of girls, money, and cars " led him back to South London and the notorious OC, or Organised Crime, gang. Violence and drug dealing were the norm in OC, but Terroll has long since turned his back on this world, though the association with OC endures through the ink on his skin. These days Terroll's giving something back; Block Workout, a street-gym he founded in his old neighbourhood, gives young men an opportunity to follow a different road to the one he took during his adolescence " helping them develop their minds as well as their bodies " and the chance to live a better life."Terroll's story and most importantly his transformation and growth are inspiring to read"
-- Akala
Nicola Stow is the bestselling co-author of a number of books. She has over twenty years of experience as a national newspaper and magazine journalist. Terroll Lewis was involved in some of the most serious street gang warfare ever seen in London. While on remand for murder (a crime of which he was eventually acquitted) he re-evaluated his life. On his release he founded the BlockWorkOut Foundation, a charitable trust that supports his Brixton Street Gym, which is accessible to everyone regardless of income, and The ManTalk, an online platform that promotes male positivity.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781913543846 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913543846 |
| Title | One Chance |
| Author | Terroll Lewis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Gemini Books Group Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-01-21 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |