{"product_id":"9780857527431-learning-to-think","title":"Learning to Think.","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA memoir about hardship, education, hellfire, family, finding a way to break free\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the inspirational coming-of-age memoir about modern poverty in Britain and the liberating power of education.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eastonishing \u003c\/b\u003etale, well structured and punchily told.’ - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Impossible not to \u003cb\u003eread in one sitting\u003c\/b\u003e.' - \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books for 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A memoir you read with the same breathlessness as you read the most\u003cb\u003e gripping \u003c\/b\u003eof novels' - \u003ci\u003ei news\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*******\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen you have nothing, you cling to whatever gives you hope.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePut yourself in Tracy King's shoes. Growing up in an ordinary council estate outside Birmingham; a house filled with creativity, curiosity and love, but marked by her father's alcoholism and her mother's agoraphobia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the time she turns twelve her father has been killed, her sister taken into care and her mother ensnared by the promises of born-again Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis isn't the stuff of cult documentaries; this is the story of an ordinary family trapped in a broken system. It's a story that could happen to anyone without the tools to transform their circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd it's the story of how Tracy discovered the truth about her father’s death and how she found her way out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShocking, inspiring and ultimately hopeful, \u003ci\u003eLearning to Think.\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the power of books and holds up a mirror to the everyday realities of poverty in Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*******\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLearning to Think.\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003eraw and unflinching \u003c\/b\u003eaccount of growing up in poverty, which tackles the false narratives we tell ourselves to survive.’ – Caroline Criado Perez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Tracy King’s memoir is\u003cb\u003e heartbreaking and hopeful\u003c\/b\u003e . An \u003cb\u003eincredible true story \u003c\/b\u003eof survival and forgiveness.’ – Tim Minchin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What would you do if you began to suspect the events of your childhood didn't happen as you remembered them? In this\u003cb\u003e evocative\u003c\/b\u003e memoir, Tracy King confronts the stories we all tell ourselves in order to live.' – Helen Lewis, author of \u003ci\u003eDifficult Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘[An] \u003cb\u003eextraordinary \u003c\/b\u003ebook. It’s \u003cb\u003ecompelling and courageous\u003c\/b\u003e, and it couldn’t be more timely. It’s written with such clarity and compassion, and I think it will leave every reader wiser and stronger.’ – Daisy Buchanan, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Grownup \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSisterhood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e writer’ – Adam Kay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘You won’t often read a book so driven by raw emotion. A book of tragedy, hope and ultimately of \u003cb\u003etriumph\u003c\/b\u003e.’ – HH Wendy Joseph KC, author of\u003ci\u003e Unlawful Killings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41533531783265,"sku":"9780857527431","price":15.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32356516.jpg?v=1737190490","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857527431-learning-to-think","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}