To Sir With Love

p>b>**A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK**/b>br>br>b>'A milestone in the campaign for racial equality' i>Guardian/i>/b>br>br>In 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. He is deeply shocked to realise that, as a black man from British Guiana, no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin. In desperation he turns to teaching, taking a job in a tough East End school, and left to govern a class of unruly teenagers. With no experience or guidance, Braithwaite attempts to instil discipline, confound prejudice and ultimately, to teach.br>br>b>'Moving and inspiring' i>New York Times/i>/b>br>br>b>WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CARYL PHILLIPS/b>/p> p>b>**A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK**/b>br>br>b>'A milestone in the campaign for racial equality' i>Guardian/i>/b>br>br>In 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. He is deeply shocked to realise that, as a black man from British Guiana, no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin. In desperation he turns to teaching, taking a job in a tough East End school, and left to govern a class of unruly teenagers. With no experience or guidance, Braithwaite attempts to instil discipline, confound prejudice and ultimately, to teach.br>br>b>'Moving and inspiring' i>New York Times/i>/b>br>br>b>WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CARYL PHILLIPS/b>/p>