{"product_id":"down-and-out-surviving-the-homelessness-crisis-9781472279125","title":"Down and Out: Surviving the Homelessness Crisis","description":"\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Part memoir, part howl of fury' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enrich[es] our impoverished sociological imagination' \u003ci\u003eTIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Raw and compelling' \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once a powerful memoir, unflinching polemic and probing investigation into modern homelessness in the UK, by award-winning investigative journalist Daniel Lavelle \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDown and Out\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel draws on his own experiences - as well as those of the witty, complex, hopeful individuals he has encountered who have been shunned or forgotten by the state that is supposed to provide for them - in order to shine a powerful light on this dire situation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e Down and Out\u003c\/i\u003e is a true state-of-the-nation examination of modern homelessness: assessing its significance, its precursors and causes, as well as the role played by government, austerity, charities, and other systems in perpetuating this crisis. Ultimately, it seeks to ask how we as a society might change our practices and attitudes so that, one day, we can bring this injustice to an end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eDown and Out\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Ruthless and raw '\u003cb\u003e DAVID LAMMY, author of TRIBES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA vital voice . . . A book for every politician, policy maker and reader who wants a fairer and kinder country' \u003cb\u003eFRANCES RYAN, author of CRIPPLED\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Anyone interested in homelessness should read this book'\u003cb\u003e SIMON HATTENSTONE, journalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A valuable and damning personal tale of how the system fails our kids' \u003cb\u003eEMILY KENWAY, author of THE TRUTH ABOUT MODERN SLAVERY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15219401\"\u003eDaniel Lavelle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wildfire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472279125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472279123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC045000\"\u003ePoverty \u0026amp; Homelessness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL019000\"\u003ePublic Policy | Social Services \u0026amp; Welfare\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Lavelle is a freelance feature writer from Manchester. He left care at nineteen and experienced homelessness for the first time not long after. He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a BA in History while he was living in a homeless hostel. He writes regularly on topics such as mental health, homelessness and culture for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e (for whom he co-authored the series 'The Empty Doorway' with Simon Hattenstone) and has written for \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e. He has an MA in Journalism from Goldsmiths and in 2017 he received the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's Hugo Young award for an opinion piece on his experience of homelessness. 'The Empty Doorway' won Feature of the Year at the British Journalism Awards 2019 and was shortlisted for a National Press Award. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildfire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44691842793709,"sku":"9781472279125","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_39d0648d-32fc-404d-ae72-420aad46d4c7.jpg?v=1703734869","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/down-and-out-surviving-the-homelessness-crisis-9781472279125","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}