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Book SynopsisBeggar Bee Nameless follows Deceased Affairs officer Shane Ellis’s investigation to uncover the name of a recently deceased beggar. The reader will be immersed in the life of the ‘Nameless’ and his unlikely companionship with fellow vagabond, the fierce and enigmatic Gracie. Product of an abusive childhood, she is convinced that a homeless life is the only life worth living and has found the means to survive through her principles known as the Beggar’s Code. Shane’s investigation allows her to overcome her own loss in a tale of grief, love and redemption and, ultimately, poses fundamental questions for us all about what it means to have a home. Beggar Bee Nameless is an enlightening humanisation of homeless life. It provides a unique understanding from the perspective of characters that, for one reason or another, have found themselves un-homed. Readers will discover a simultaneously heart-warming and heart-breaking account of homelessness and will be provoked to explore a different perspective and reconsider the place of homeless people within society. Philosophising and abrasive, this novel is transparent and provides a refreshingly honest insight into one of society's greatest failings.
Trade Review'The author expertly manoeuvres between different aspects of homelessness with sensitivity and insight, which include heartbreak, hunger and hostility towards ‘muggles’ (the non-homeless). The book also analyses the role of homelessness in society and offers a variety of fascinating perspectives you might not have even considered. In all, Beggar Bee Nameless successfully brings together the experiences of those on and off the street, reminding us that if we all walked in step with one another, the world would be a better place. It is more than worth the read.'- Anna
