{"product_id":"9781800183001-free-loaves-on-fridays","title":"Free Loaves on Fridays","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Care System As Told By People Who Actually Get It\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is all about the care system, and it's written by people who have experienced it first-hand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree Loaves on Fridays\u003c\/em\u003e is an anthology of stories, poems, reflections and letters by more than 100 care-experienced people, which aims to challenge worn-out stereotypes. This collection gives voice to diverse experiences including foster care, adoption, kinship care and semi-independent living, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeadlines written about care often entrench negative ideas and dominate the narrative, leaving care-experienced people with nothing but crumbs. This anthology is an opportunity to redirect the dialogue and present a window into a world that has been overlooked for too long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree Loaves on Fridays\u003c\/em\u003e presents a spectrum of joy and sadness, laughter and tears, love and loss, and reminds us that bread tastes so much better when it’s been chosen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Incredible read and desperately important . This perfectly structured and perfectly edited collection should be on everybody’s must-read list for 2024’ \u003cstrong\u003eLucy Easthope, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWhen the Dust Settles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The most important book you will read in 2024. Absolutely gripped from the first page. It is more than just a book’ \u003cstrong\u003eChris Wild, author of \u003cem\u003eThe State of It\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDamaged\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Please do read \u003cem\u003eFree Loaves on Fridays\u003c\/em\u003e, it’s an emotional journey that will make you cry and laugh. But most of all understand the reality of our care system and why it absolutely must change' \u003cstrong\u003eEmma Lewell-Buck, MP for South Shields and former social worker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41607569637473,"sku":"9781800183001","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27037229.jpg?v=1721462483","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781800183001-free-loaves-on-fridays","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}