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Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs

By: Jordan Stephens
Narrated by: Jordan Stephens
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About this listen

 'Brutally honest as well as poetic' DOLLY ALDERTON
'Necessary, urgent and totally original' AFUA HIRSCH
'Essential reading for men of all ages' CALEB FEMI

Someone once asked me how I'd want to be remembered. I said, 'As the boy who grew.'

Love is a gift, isn’t it? From our early childhood years to growing up and pairing off, it’s a feeling we chase knowing we’re better off with it. But what if love is claustrophobic and conflicting? And what if at the same time we’re chasing addictions to drugs, drink, sex and chaos?

Diagnosed twice with ADHD, Jordan Stephens found his teens and twenties a whirl of career success and nurturing friendships but also a brutal pattern of self-harm, hedonism, destructive coping mechanisms and heartbreak. When he tried to live up to his own damaged expectations and his world exploded, he stepped away from his previous existence completely and allowed himself to explore the pain he’d repressed his entire life.

Unsparingly digging into the fear, tenderness and trauma he carried in his body and mind, and the confusing assumptions of what a young man should be, Jordan Stephens discovers what it means to be a modern man, why we should all open ourselves up to life, and how the price we pay for love in all its forms is worth it.
©2024 Jordan Stephens (P)2024 Canongate Books Ltd Young Adult Funny Heartfelt Inspiring Emotionally Gripping

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Loved it , good listen and explained well about how a like is effected by loss

Raw honesty

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Really well written, enjoyable to listen too and gives you a lot to reflect on. Highly recommend

Excellent

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Love love love. Such a raw and courageous outpouring and Jordan read it in a way that made it feel like an immersive piece. Thank you 💜

Love

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A gem of a narration. The brisk pace might cause you to miss a few brilliant witty remarks, but that's part of the charm, as it makes a second listen even more worthwhile.

Masterpiece

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just a beautiful, insightful and fantastic book. so enjoyable and moving to listen to. makes you really think.

pure poetry

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Laughed, cried and loved every minute of it. A book of beauty and despair . Going to recommend it to everyone I know

Loved every minute of it

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Only thing, I wish it was longer. Thank you a great listen. Healing and honest.

Honesty and poetic

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Jordan's poetic story telling and word play was enthralling and hypnotic! What a clever insightful young man. A "must read" for all young men, in fact for all humans. As a mid 40s female I was captivated. Bravo!

Fabulous poet and storyteller

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The inner work that Jordan has done will benefit not only him, but those around him. He does speak a little fast though!

Jordan is a mind worth listening to.

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Raw. Refreshinly Honest, sometimes difficult to hear, but absolutely loved this book. I only wish the person that cheated on me and altered my ability to trust, felt a fraction of the regret and did the soul searching you did. 🙏🏼

Wow….. listened to it in a day!

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