Cack-Handed: A Memoir

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She talks about the gender discrimination of breaking into a traditional male-dominated career as an engineer and how that all heralded her leaving for the uncertainty of the entertainment industry. I wish Gina had developed more on the private fostering side when she was placed in foster care, because this issue of Black British history is still relatively unknown. According to family superstition, Gina Yashere was born to fulfil the dreams of her grandmother Patience. From birth, Gina carried a similar birthmark—a sign that she was her grandmother’s chosen heir, and would fulfill Patience’s dreams.

Case in point, is it any surprise people are now turning to streaming services and away from analogue TV to see a more clear idea of fair representation.Despite loving stand-up comedy and having heard her name I wasn't familiar with Gina's work, except seeing her on Celebrity Come Dine with Me.

Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook).She grew up in the poorer parts of London, raised with her siblings by a single mother who emigrated from Nigeria.

I was sad to read about the racism she experienced as a child and adult, plus the prejudice from fellow black kids of west indian descent in school, making some of her school days a nightmare and also the antagonism from her fellow black male counterparts in the the UK comedy arena - this was really eye opening (hey Gina, how envious all these people must be of you now, you have made it big in the US, what are they actually doing now. According to family superstition, Gina Yashere was born to fulfill the dreams of her grandmother Patience. This hilarious memoir tells the story of how from growing up as a child of Nigerian immigrants in working class London, running from skinheads, and her overprotective Mom, Gina went on to become the first female engineer with the UK branch of Otis, the largest elevator company in the world, where she went through a baptism of fire from her racist and sexist co-workers. Gina was brilliant back then as she is now and always stood out, and most importantly, she was FUNN-AYYY.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. If her mum was cruel for good intentions, no such latitude can be given to the ‘Step-bastard’ who entered the Yasheres’ lives… he’s portrayed as a weak, spiteful bully who gets his kicks from imposing his power on children, and worse. When she was writing about being a lift engineer it was still very interesting to read about her experiences with her colleagues and also her experiences with lifts. From birth, Gina carried a similar birthmark – a sign that she was her grandmother’s chosen heir, and would fulfil Patience’s dreams.