Maybe I Don't Belong Here

<p><b>One of the <i>Observer</i>''s Best Memoirs of the Year and<i> The Times</i> Best Film and Theatre Books of the Year.</b><br><br><b>''As a Black British man I believe it is vital that I tell this story. It may be just one account from the perspective of a person of colour who has experienced this system, but it may be enough to potentially change an opinion or, more importantly, stop someone else from spinning completely out of control.'' – David Harewood</b><br><br><b>Is it possible to be Black and British and feel welcome and whole?</b><br><br>In this powerful and provocative account of a life lived after psychosis, critically acclaimed actor, David Harewood, uncovers devastating family history and investigates the very real impact of racism on Black mental health.<br><br><i>Maybe I Don''t Belong Here</i> is a deeply personal exploration of the duality of growing up both Black and British, recovery from crisis and a rallying cry to examine the systems and biases that continue to shape our society.<br><br>When David Harewood was twenty-three, his acting career beginning to take flight, he had what he now understands to be a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. He was physically restrained by six police officers, sedated, then hospitalized and transferred to a locked ward. Only now, thirty years later, has he been able to process what he went through.<br><br>What was it that caused this breakdown and how did David recover to become a successful and critically acclaimed actor? How did his experiences growing up Black and British contribute to a rupture in his sense of his place in the world?<br><br><b>''Such a powerful and necessary read . . . Don''t wait until Black History Month to pick up this book, it''s a must-read just now.'' - Candice Brathwaite, author of <i>I Am Not Your Baby Mother</i></b><br><br><b>''David Harewood writes with rare honesty and fearless self-analysis about his experiences of racism and what ultimately led to his descent into psychosis . . . This book is, in itself, a physical manifestation of that hopeful journey.'' - David Olusoga, author of<i> Black and British</i></b></p>