The Sunday Times Bestseller

‘His name was Ibrahim. He was about five years old and the thing he wanted most in the world was to go to school.’

In a tiny country on the Horn of Africa, extreme adventurer, former soldier and star of Channel 4’s Hunted Jordan Wylie made an extraordinary promise to a remarkable young boy. Ibrahim’s home Djibouti is a refuge from neighbouring war zones, playing host to children excluded from the basic privileges we take for granted in the West. So, armed with skills learned from a lifetime of adventures, Wylie vowed to raise funds to build a new school for those children.

And thus began a series of exceptional challenges, seeing Wylie row solo across the pirate-infested Bab el-Mandeb Strait in a world-first and run extreme marathons in ice-cold climates. To cap it off, he embarked on a journey stand-up paddleboarding around mainland Great Britain, along the way facing military firing ranges, crazy teenagers on jet-skis, psychotic jellyfish and, finally, Covid-19.

This is the inspirational true story of the lengths one man went to fulfil a young boy’s dream – and of the good that can be achieved even in the hardest of times.

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Reviews

“Jordan is a fantastic role model for young people. He shows us all what you can achieve when you put your mind to it.”

Tim Peake, astronaut and author

“It was a real privilege to work alongside Jordan and see first-hand his commitment to helping inspire the next generation.” 

Alex Gregory MBE, double Olympic champion

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