Kieran Yates
All The Houses I've Ever Lived In: Finding Home in a System that Fails Us
All The Houses I've Ever Lived In: Finding Home in a System that Fails Us
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Journalist Kieran Yates has lived in twenty different houses across the country, exploring the heartbreaks and joys of the housing system. She finds beauty in the wreckage, friendships in cramped conditions, and home even in the most fragile circumstances.
Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 27 April 2023
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
We've all encountered our fair share of questionable landlords, mold, and uncomfortable house shares. However, journalist Kieran Yates has experienced more than most, having lived in twenty different houses across the country by the age of twenty-five. From council estates in London to car showrooms in rural Wales, Yates has traversed a diverse range of housing experiences.
In her captivating prose, Yates vividly captures the heartaches and joys of a life spent navigating the chaotic housing system. Drawing on interviews with marginalized tenants nationwide and the stories behind our interiors, she delves into 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.
All the Houses I've Ever Lived In is a powerful blend of a rallying cry for change, a poignant coming-of-age story, and a heartfelt love letter to home in all its forms. It is a testament to Yates's resilience and determination in the face of systemic challenges.
The book has received widespread acclaim from critics and readers alike. The Observer praised it as "illuminating, thoughtfully written, and damning," while Pandora Sykes described it as "so incisive it's hard to put down." Bolu Babalola praised it as "a beautiful exposition of home and what it means," and Big Issue hailed it as "Yates manages the unthinkable: she makes the housing crisis funny."
With its relatable and uplifting narrative, All the Houses I've Ever Lived In is a must-read for anyone who has ever struggled with housing insecurity or sought to find meaning and joy in the places we call home.
Weight: 410g
Dimension: 145 x 225 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398509832
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