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Life in the Shadowlands

John Stokes
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Asylum seeking Children
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Bristol Music Scene
Car theft
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Child abuse
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Football
Foster carer
Fostering
Freshblood
Home Office refusal
Hostile Environment
Immigration
Mentoring
Rejection
Right to remain
Sex
Stolen cars
Tricky

Product details

  • ISBN 9781836154198
  • Weight: 313g
  • Dimensions: 127 x 203mm
  • Publication Date: 20 Nov 2025
  • Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

Living in the eye of the hurricane. That's been my life as a Foster Carer. Mostly, it's been in a peacefully calm and loving place that is, however, constantly surrounded by the raging storms of trauma, fury and teenage angst. Drugs, drink, crime and all the horrors of abuse can come to visit and disrupt our lives but a loving home survives and is always shelter from the storm and sometimes for the storm.

I would not for anything change a life that has also allowed me so many wonderful, crazy and magical experiences whilst showing so many young people that there is a path to a different life and that a storm can pass and be recovered from. Most of all, I have been blessed to look after some amazing young people who have enriched my life as you will see from the stories of my life in the Shadowlands.

A single man, a Foster Carer raising other people's children for over 35 years and always looking forward to the next storm that a Social Worker brings to my door.
About John Stokes
John Stokes has lived a long and varied life, filled with enough adventures for a movie or two. He's worked as a youth worker, a million pound business owner and everything in between. John's passion for supporting so many young people in need has led to an array of adventures and challenges. Based in Bristol UK, John has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the child care and criminal justice system, alongside a special insight into asylum children and the challenges they face here in the UK.

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