RESILIENT
Childhood Adversity to Cambridge University
Austin(Author)
Christian Austin Press
Published on 2. February 2026
Book
Hardback
412 pages
978-1-0681681-1-6 (ISBN)
Description
Christian Austin grew up in the shadow of violence, addiction, and crime. By his mid-thirties, he had spent more than a decade in prison and seventeen years chasing heroin. Everyone wrote him off as lost. But when the birth of his child forced him to face himself, he took a leap that would defy every expectation - not least his own.
From prison cells to university halls, from police raids to standing on the steps of Cambridge's Senate House in cap and gown, RESILIENT is the raw, unflinching true story of a man who refused to let his past define him. Told with brutal honesty, dark humour, and the hard-won wisdom of someone who has walked through fire and come out stronger, this is more than a memoir. It is a testament to the power of change, the resilience of the human spirit, and the belief that it's never too late to rewrite your story.
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Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
745 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0681681-1-6 (9781068168116)
Schweitzer Classification