{"product_id":"lovers-and-strangers-9780141974972","title":"Lovers and Strangers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Generous and empathetic ... opens up postwar migration in all its richness'' Sukhdev Sandhu, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Groundbreaking, sophisticated, original, open-minded ... essential reading for anyone who wants to understand not only the transformation of British society after the war but also its character today'' Piers Brendon, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Lyrical, full of wise and original observations'' David Goodhart, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe battered and exhausted Britain of 1945 was desperate for workers - to rebuild, to fill the factories, to make the new NHS work. From all over the world and with many motives, thousands of individuals took the plunge. Most assumed they would spend just three or four years here, sending most of their pay back home, but instead large numbers stayed - and transformed the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on an amazing array of unusual a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lyrical account...  deeply researched and full of wise and original observations about migration -- David Goodhart * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrangers and Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e is brimming with new archival sources, careful cullings of governmental documents and oral histories - the book encompasses poetry and fiction as well as sociological accounts. -- Sukhdev Sandhu * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eEssential reading for anyone who wants to understand not only the transformation of British society after the war but also its character today -- Piers Brendon * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eMasterful... these are the stories of Britain's yesterdays, todays and tomorrows, and they could hardly be more timely. -- Christopher Kissane * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eHer well-written, readable story evolves like a novel or film script with key characters. -- Times Higher Education\u003cbr\u003eWhat you get in \u003ci\u003eLovers and Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e is a mix of oral history, scholarly analysis and impressionistic essay -- Clive Davis * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe perfect post-Brexit book -- Arifa Akbar * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eLovers and Strangers presents a historically rich view of immigration to Britain. Wills writes with both humour and detail about the lives of thousands of single men from Poland, Ireland, the West Indies and South Asia. Many of her tales are filled with the music, alcohol and nightlife which occupied the attentions of thousands of single men -- Burhan Wazir * Chatham House *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732496429399,"sku":"9780141974972","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141974972.jpg?v=1719997138","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lovers-and-strangers-9780141974972","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}