{"product_id":"9781913068318-in-black-and-white","title":"In Black and White","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Young Barrister's Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System\u003cbr\u003eAlexandra Wilson, a young mixed-race barrister, provides a compelling insight into the systemic racism in our legal system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**PAPERBACK FEATURES NEW CONTENT. NOW WITH AFTERWORD AND READING GROUP QUESTIONS**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eA compelling and courageous memoir forcing the legal profession to confront uncomfortable truths about race and class. Alexandra Wilson is a bold and vital voice. This is a book that urgently needs to be read by everyone inside, and outside, the justice system\u003c\/i\u003e.' THE SECRET BARRISTER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A riveting book in the best tradition of courtroom dramas but from the fresh perspective of a young female mixed-race barrister. That Alexandra is \"often\" mistaken for the defendant shows how important her presence at the bar really is.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMATT RUDD, THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexandra Wilson was a teenager when her dear family friend Ayo was stabbed on his way home from football. Ayo's death changed Alexandra. She felt compelled to enter the legal profession in search of answers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a junior criminal and family law barrister, Alexandra finds herself navigating a world and a set of rules designed by a privileged few. A world in which fellow barristers sigh with relief when a racist judge retires: 'I've got a black kid today and he would have had no hope'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her debut book, \u003ci\u003eIn Black and White, \u003c\/i\u003eAlexandra re-creates the tense courtroom scenes, the heart-breaking meetings with teenage clients, and the moments of frustration and triumph that make up a young barrister's life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexandra shows us how it feels to defend someone who hates the colour of your skin, or someone you suspect is guilty. We see what it is like for children coerced into county line drug deals and the damage that can be caused when we criminalise teenagers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexandra's account of what she has witnessed as a young mixed-race barrister is in equal parts shocking, compelling, confounding and powerful. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eAn inspirational, clear-eyed account of life as a junior barrister is made all the more exceptional by the determination, passion, humanity and drive of the author. Anyone interested in seeing how the law really works should read it.\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSARAH LANGFORD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThis is the story of a young woman who overcame all the obstacles a very old profession could throw at her, and she survived, with her integrity intact.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Wilson offers a role model for those who still think the law is for other people, and shows the way for English courts to become ever less Dickensian.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDAVID COWAN, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450884403574,"sku":"9781913068318","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28274510.jpg?v=1760454133","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913068318-in-black-and-white","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}