Learning to Fail: How Society Lets Young People Down

Learning to Fail is a cutting-edge, insightful and open read, exploring the challenges and hurdles faced by today's young people. It presents detailed accounts of the real hardships suffered within our society and discusses many of the challenges faced by young people up and down the country, such as abuse, poverty, homelessness, lack of stability, drugs and crime.

By giving young people and parents a voice, the straight-talking narrative encourages the reader to embark on a journey of emotion as it delves deep into the lives of eight families and their lifestyles, highlighting the absence of motivation and aspiration within.

Leaving no questions unasked, author Fran Abrams investigates the unimaginable challenges faced by these families on a day-to-day basis and the ways in which changes in society, such as the lack of employment, have failed to protect a generation. One quote reads: "I've seen people get stabbed, people get shot. At first I was like: 'Oh my God, where am I?' Now I just carry on walking. I know something bad's going to happen."