{"product_id":"9781398509832-all-the-houses-ive-ever-lived-in","title":"All The Houses I've Ever Lived In","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinding Home in a System that Fails Us\u003cbr\u003eA memoir of searching for home amid Britain’s housing crisis from an exciting new voice in non-fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I tore through the pages. A book I’ll read over and over again’ \u003c\/b\u003eCANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of \u003ci\u003eQueenie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ____________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe've all had our share of dodgy landlords, mould and awkward house shares.\u003c\/b\u003e But journalist Kieran Yates has had more than most: by the age of twenty-five she'd lived in twenty different houses across the country, from council estates in London to car showrooms in rural Wales.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn prose that sparkles with humour and warmth, Yates charts the heartbreaks and joys of a life spent navigating the chaos of the housing system.\u003c\/b\u003e Drawing on interviews with marginalised tenants across the country and the stories behind our interiors, she explores the unexpected ways we can fight back – finding beauty in the wreckage of a broken system, friendships in cramped housing conditions, and home even in the most fragile circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Houses I’ve Ever Lived In \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eis at once \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea rallying cry for change, a gorgeous coming-of-age story and a love letter to home in all its forms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ____________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlluminating, thoughtfully written, damning’ \u003c\/b\u003eOBSERVER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I read this in two sittings . so incisive it's hard to put down’ \u003c\/b\u003ePANDORA SYKES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A beautiful exposition of home and what it means. Stunning’\u003c\/b\u003e BOLU BABALOLA, author of \u003ci\u003eHoney \u0026amp; Spice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘So relatable . injects a glorious dose of love and joy and hope'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBIG ISSUE \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Yates manages the unthinkable: she makes the housing crisis funny’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40802045853793,"sku":"9781398509832","price":11.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31782276.jpg?v=1734597038","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398509832-all-the-houses-ive-ever-lived-in","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}