Forbidden Forward: The Justin Fashanu Story

by Nick Baker

Abused and ridiculed first for his colour, then his religion and finally for his sexuality, life was never easy for Justin Fashanu. When it ended in tragedy, death was far from simple either for the former sporting icon, Britain’s first black £1million footballer and the first and, to date, only English player to confess to being gay. Meticulously researched and drawing upon exclusive interviews and never before seen documents and photographs NICK BAKER’S sensitive but brutally candid portrait reveals the truth behind this troubled soul, his untimely death and sensationally names the people who were to blame for it.

303 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2013

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[Stuart · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed and also felt saddened by this tale of a man I met in passing. I think the book dealt well with both his sexuality and his football career. The only weakness the book had is that the final sections of the book did repeat the theme of "if only". I should add that when I met Justin very few including myself were aware of his sexuality as the book claims in his early days playing for Norwich City.