{"product_id":"down-and-out-9781472279125","title":"Down and Out","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Winner of the 2023 Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Winner of an RSL Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Part memoir, part howl of fury'' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Enrich[es]  our impoverished sociological imagination'' \u003ci\u003eTIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Raw and compelling'' \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''S\u003c\/i\u003ehows the human cost of a genuinely Kafka-esque bureaucratic system'' \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once a powerful memoir, unflinching polemic and probing investigation into modern homelessness in the UK, by award-winning investigative journalist Daniel Lavelle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Lavelle left care at the age of nineteen, and experienced homelessness for the first time not long after. So began a life spent navigating social services that were not fit for purpose, leaving Daniel and many like him slipping through the cracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDown and Out\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel draws on his own experiences - as well\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLavelle's ruthless and raw exposé fills me with rage, but also with hope - underneath this harrowing story of injustice lies a lyrical longing for a more compassionate and caring future * David Lammy, Labour MP and author of TRIBES *\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Lavelle is a vital voice on one of the most pressing scandals facing Britain today. A book for every politician, policy maker and reader who wants a fairer and kinder country * Frances Ryan, author of CRIPPLED *\u003cbr\u003ePart memoir, part howl of fury * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eEnrich[es]  our impoverished sociological imagination. [Its] case studies are as bleakly memorable as Raymond Carver stories * TLS *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739453665623,"sku":"9781472279125","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472279125.jpg?v=1720052290","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/down-and-out-9781472279125","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}