{"product_id":"great-unfortunate-things","title":"Great and Unfortunate Things","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Jason Arday was diagnosed with autism and global developmental delay at the age of three, doctors and teachers told his mother that there was \"no one in there\". But Jason’s mother, Giff, refused to accept the limits placed on her son by others. Instead, she \u003cspan\u003eembraced his neurodivergence so that he could realise the potential that no one else thought possible. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite being nonverbal until he was eleven and illiterate until eighteen, Jason went on to become the youngest Black professor in the history of the University of Cambridge. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreat and Unfortunate Things \u003c\/i\u003eis an inspiring and emotional memoir that covers his life from childhood up until his appointment at Cambridge. Far from a romanticisation of his struggle, it's a story of determination in the face of massive odds, the importance of family, and the heartbreaking setbacks that inevitably come when pursuing a dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe memoir is undeniably coloured by Jason's tragic and untimely death, particularly a passage in the prologue in which a fellow aid worker in Brazil tells him that he's destined for \"very sad and difficult things\". That said, it still still a powerful and unforgettable book about resilience and love, two things that we need a lot more of these days.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out the rest of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.designist.ie\/collections\/books\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebooks \u003c\/a\u003e- we have a good few of them here at designist. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho wrote it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eJason Arday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does it come?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback approx. 23 x 13 x 4 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Argosy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58788078715212,"sku":"ARG-GRE-UNF-JA","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0073\/5892\/files\/great_unfortunatethings-jasonarday-designist-1.png?v=1789473302","url":"https:\/\/shop.designist.ie\/products\/great-unfortunate-things","provider":"designist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}