The Beano took me away from my traumatic teen years says Alex Wheatle

EXCLUSIVE: Left badly disturbed by a care home upbringing, Alex Wheatle was jailed after the Brixton riots. Now an acclaimed author, his poignant and profound new memoir looks back on a childhood saved by the power of reading

Related Keywords

Jamaica ,United Kingdom ,London ,City Of ,Croydon ,Saint Elizabeth ,Britain ,British ,Jamaican ,Alex Wheatle ,Shirley Oaks ,Brixton Bard ,Joyce Cook ,Brenton Brown , ,Brixton House ,Brixton Rock ,Brixton Reggae Head ,Miss Joyce Cook ,Alex Whealte ,Memoir ,Brixton ,Books ,