
All The Houses I've Ever Lived In
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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 - 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 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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'Illuminating, thoughtfully written, damning' OBSERVER
'I read this in two sittings . . . so incisive it's hard to put down' PANDORA SYKES
'A beautiful exposition of home and what it means. Stunning' BOLU BABALOLA, author of Honey & Spice
'So relatable . . . injects a glorious dose of love and joy and hope' BIG ISSUE
'Yates manages the unthinkable: she makes the housing crisis funny' i
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- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1. Beresford Road - How a History of Activism Got Us Here
- 2. Green Man Lane Estate - How We Live with Social Housing Negligence
- 3. Yeading Lane - How We Feel 'Safe' at Home
- 4. Meifod Cottage - How We Breathe in Green Space
- 5. A Note on Finding Home in Community
- 6. W. R. Davies - How We Live in Places Not Meant to Be Lived In
- 7. A Note On Kindness
- 8. Mill Lane - How We Make a Case for Welfare
- 9. A Note on All the Shops I've Ever Lived Above
- 10. Surrey House - How We're Taught We're All the Same
- 11. Amersham Grove - How We Rent
- 12. Pepys Road - How We Protect Our Health
- 13. A Note on Some of the Floors I've Slept On
- 14. Oswyth Road - How the Internet Has a Say
- 15. A Note On Stuff
- 16. Peckham Rye - How Gentrification is a Housing Issue
- Conclusion: All the Houses We Live in - How to Fight
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Endnotes
- Index
- Copyright
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