No Fixed Abode: Life and Death Among the UK's Forgotten Homeless (Paperback)
Maeve McClenaghan (author)Published: 24/06/2021
‘A conscience-pricking look at the reality of life on Britain’s streets . . . Illuminating, timely and urgent’ – Sunday Times
‘A story that desperately needed to be told’ – Michael Sheen
Tony froze to death in the garden of the house he used to own. Aisha dreams of becoming a nurse, but spends night after night seeking a place to sleep. Jon is an expert at squatting, using his skills to keep others off the street. Jim turned a bus he bought on eBay into a portable shelter. David was a homeless army veteran on the verge of taking his own life when he was saved by Gavin's kindness, now he's a successful artist and activist.
Maeve McClenaghan has spent years investigating the crisis on Britain's streets. These are only some of the stories of struggle, loss, survival and courage she has heard. No Fixed Abode will change how you think about homelessness and show you that this crisis is not impossible to solve.
This paperback edition includes a new preface covering the impact of Covid-19.
‘A much-needed antidote to the apathy that can often surround homelessness. It is movingly told, passionately argued and totally engrossing’ – i
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529023756
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 272 g
Dimensions: 195 x 129 x 25 mm
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A conscience-pricking look at the reality of life on Britain’s streets . . . No Fixed Abode couldn’t be more illuminating, timely and urgent. - Sunday Times
‘A meticulous investigation exposes the shameful truths surrounding the UK’s homeless population . . . moving and revealing . . . McClenaghan does a good job of bringing to life the stories of the people she describes’ - Harry Stopes, Guardian
Compelling, compassionate and hard-hitting . . . It tells a very important story in a human way and in doing so motivates the reader to demand change. It is a campaigning book of the very highest order - Eoin Ó Broin, Irish Times
An urgent, searing examination of our homelessness crisis . . . a much-needed antidote to the apathy that can often surround homelessness. It is movingly told, passionately argued and totally engrossing - i
A story that desperately needed to be told - Michael Sheen
Urgent, gripping and devastating - The Secret Barrister
I sat down and wept . . . A challenging and compassionate investigation into British homelessness . . . McClenaghan writes with the pace and clarity you’d expect of an award-winning investigative reported chasing a lead - The Tablet
A sensitive exposé that illustrates the complexities of modern homelessness. Moving, poetic and as rousing as Orwell. - Cash Carraway, author of Skint Estate
An incredible journalist. Her work on homelessness in the UK is vital and urgent . . . Maeve’s book gives space to the stories of those at the sharp end of the housing crisis. She treats them as people, not numbers. - Vicky Spratt, Refinery29
An important strength of the book is the respectful way it treats homeless people. - Socialist Worker
Moving and insightful, this is a masterclass in the best of investigative journalism - Jenny Kleeman, author of Sex Robots & Vegan Meat
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