āI tore through the pages. A book Iāll read over and over againā CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of Queenie
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We've all had our share of dodgy landlords, mould and awkward house shares. But journalist Kieran Yates has had more than most: by the age of twenty-five she'd lived in twenty different houses across the country, from council estates in London to car showrooms in rural Wales.
In prose that sparkles with humour and warmth, Yates charts the heartbreaks and joys of a life spent navigating the chaos of the housing system. Drawing on interviews with marginalised tenants across the country and the stories behind our interiors, she explores the unexpected ways we can fight back ā 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 Iāve Ever Lived In is at once a rallying cry for change, a gorgeous coming-of-age story and a love letter to home in all its forms.
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āIlluminating, thoughtfully written, damningā OBSERVER
āI read this in two sittings . . . so incisive it's hard to put downā PANDORA SYKES
āA beautiful exposition of home and what it means. Stunningā BOLU BABALOLA, author of Honey & Spice
āSo relatable . . . injects a glorious dose of love and joy and hope' BIG ISSUE
āYates manages the unthinkable: she makes the housing crisis funnyā i