Cack-Handed

A Memoir

By: Gina Yashere

Narrated by: Gina Yashere

The British comedian of Nigerian heritage and co-executive producer and writer of the CBS hit series Bob Hearts Abishola chronicles her odyssey to get to America and break into Hollywood in this lively and humorous memoir.

According to family superstition, Gina Yashere was born to fulfill the dreams of her grandmother Patience. The powerful first wife of a wealthy businessman, Patience was poisoned by her jealous sister-wives and marked with a spot on her neck. From birth, Gina carried a similar birthmark—a sign that she was her grandmother’s chosen heir, and would fulfill Patience’s dreams. Gina would learn to speak perfect English, live unfettered by men or children, work a man’s job, and travel the world with a free spirit.

Is she the reincarnation of her grandmother? Maybe. Gina isn’t ruling anything out. In Cack-Handed, she recalls her intergenerational journey to success foretold by her grandmother and fulfilled thousands of miles from home. 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. Not believing her life was difficult enough, she later left engineering to become a stand up comic, appearing on numerous television shows and becoming one of the top comedians in the UK, before giving it all up to move to the US, a dream she’d had since she was six years old, watching American kids on television, riding cool bicycles, and solving crimes.

A collection of eccentric, addictive, and uproarious stories that combine family, race, gender, class, and country, Cack-Handed reveals how Gina’s unconventional upbringing became the foundation of her successful career as an international comedian.

Funny and worth while

I laughed just as hard as I learned from this book. I love the cultural history lessons and her work ethic is beyond reproach! Loved it

I must read

I love the hold book a must read. We all can relate to the book. book 2 please !!!!

VERRRRRRY GOOD BOOK!

Gina did a wonderful job writing the book as well as narrating the book. I sincerely hope she writes another book & narrate it as well!

Great read!

This was a great memoir by Gina Yashere. Loved hearing Gina read her memoir. Her intonation, inflections, and sense of humor kept through the pages.

Beautifully delivered.

She had my attention. I couldn’t stop listening , I ended up ignoring everybody all day just to keep listening definitely listen on a nice off day while cleaning. You won’t regret this audible, it was a whole performance. In fact i am going to get me a hard copy after this.