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      My Name Is Why

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      THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. A memoir with a message - about growing up in care and finding hope, determination and creativity - from British poet and national treasure Lemn Sissay

      THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
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      Product ID:9781786892362
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:My Name Is Why
      Authors:Author: Lemn Sissay
      Page Count:224
      Subjects:Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, Memoirs, Social discrimination and social justice, Memoirs, Social discrimination & inequality, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ethiopia
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. A memoir with a message - about growing up in care and finding hope, determination and creativity - from British poet and national treasure Lemn Sissay

      THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
      INDIE BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION WINNER

      ''EXTRAORDINARY'' The Times, ''BEAUTIFUL'' Dolly Alderton, ''SHATTERING'' Observer, ''INCREDIBLE'' Benjamin Zephaniah, ''UNPUTDOWNABLE'' Sunday Times, ''ASTOUNDING'' Matt Haig, ''POWERFUL'' Elif Shafak

      At the age of seventeen, after a childhood in a foster family followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his birth certificate. He learned that his real name was not Norman. It was Lemn Sissay. He was British and Ethiopian. And he learned that his mother had been pleading for his safe return to her since his birth.

      This is Lemn''s story: a story of neglect and determination, misfortune and hope, cruelty and triumph.

      Sissay reflects on his childhood, self-expression and Britishness, and in doing so explores the institutional care system, race, family and the meaning of home. Written with all the lyricism and power you would expect from one of the nation''s best-loved poets, this moving, frank and timely memoir is the result of a life spent asking questions, and a celebration of the redemptive power of creativity.


      Imprint Name:Canongate Books
      Publisher Name:Canongate Books
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-07-02

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      Weight156 g
      Dimensions199 × 130 × 15 mm