Dreaming in a Nightmare, Jeremiah Emmanuel
Dreaming in a Nightmare, Jeremiah Emmanuel
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Dreaming in a Nightmare
Inequality and What We Can Do About It

Author: Jeremiah Emmanuel

Narrator: Jeremiah Emmanuel, Krystal Mamongo, Robbie Luboya

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/20/2020


Synopsis

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A moving and powerful account of the problems faced by a new generation, from crime to poverty to an increasingly divided society, from an extraordinarily accomplished young activist and entrepreneur.

My name is Jeremiah Emmanuel. I’m twenty years old. I’m an activist, an entrepreneur, a former deputy young mayor of Lambeth and member of the UK Youth Parliament. I wanted to change the world, but the world I was born into changed me first.

Raised in south London, I lived in an area where crime and poverty were everywhere and opportunities to escape were rare. Violence was accepted, prison was expected. Your best friend might vanish overnight, never to be seen again. That was the world I knew; the only one I thought was possible for people like me.

But somehow, as I got older, I found my way to a different world: a place where people listened to you, where opinions were heard, where doors were opened, where there were opportunities around every corner. Everything had stayed the same and everything had changed.

This is the story of how I did it, the people who helped me get there, and the huge hurdles I – and my entire generation – have to learn to face and overcome. It’s the story of how to move forward in a world that’s holding you back.

©Jeremiah Emmanuel 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gloria on January 30, 2021

Jeremiah is only 20 years old and has been through so much in such a short period of time. I’m really in awe of his strength and ability to keep pushing forward. I feel motivated to push myself out of comfort zone having read this. This book is more than just a personal story, it has real facts abou......more

Goodreads review by Kez on September 16, 2020

Wow. Eye opening, inspiring, timely, relevant. This is the book everyone - especially those with imposter syndrome - should read. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and have encouraged my 16 y/o cousin to buy it!......more

Goodreads review by Shalisha on November 11, 2020

Jeremiah Emmanuel has given a refreshing, well rounded perspective of life from my side of the tracks in South London. So often when talking about our youth we never really get to hear from the youngers in the community who make a choice to strive to achieve their dreams without going down the dark r......more

Goodreads review by Tshepo on October 17, 2022

This book explores Jeremiah and a number of different individuals and their experiences navigating a world that is full of injustices and trying to reconcile this with the opportunities that can present themselves if we allow ourselves to see them. Written in a conversational manner, the book exudes......more

Goodreads review by Senni on November 08, 2020

I enjoyed this book the more I read it. The style is often quite colloquial, it may be better suited as an audio book or podcast, but the teachings are profound. For such a young author Jeremiah has a lot of wisdom many people can benefit from. This book has made me reflect on how I can give back to......more


Quotes

His book reads as an inspirational text (Emmanuel is an altruistic entrepreneur and activist who started his first charity as a teenager), and a rousing heartfelt testimony in which self-love trumps self-loathing ... his graceful book fulfils its humble ambition to act as "a guide to recognising the nightmare - and a blueprint for dreaming your way out of it." Observer

A moving and powerful memoir. The British Black List

Both personal and political, weaving tales of his own life with advice for other young people and a call for everyone to do their part in creating an equal society ... Emmanuel is a great communicator; he writes and speaks with confidence. It's easy to see how, from such a young age, he has been able to engage people on the issues he wants to tackle. Evening Standard

A powerfully moving account of his humble, single-parent upbringing in south London; his dreams and the barriers he had to break through. Voice

An emotionally searing and powerful account from the 21-year-old youth activist, a former deputy young mayor of Lambeth and entrepreneur who, at 17, was one of the youngest people to receive a British Empire Medal from the Queen. Deftly moving between the past and the present the book illuminates the polarising worlds Jeremiah inhabits ... A rallying cry for gen Z to overcome obstacles, Dreaming in a Nightmare is ultimately a book about hope and galvanising change. i-D

Voice of a new generation ... fast becoming a key spokesperson of his generation - and full of sound ideas about building a fairer, more cohesive society. Dreaming in a Nightmare is Emmanuel's account of his life to date, interspersed with short accounts by his contemporaries of the struggles they faced in life and how they coped with them. Daily Express

A key spokesperson of his generation Daily Mirror