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Shattering
The most important point first: this book is a miracle, you must read it. It should be government issue, sent to every household in the county.
I wanted ... READ MORE
Phenomenal
An utterly engrossing, devastating read. Unflinching in its honesty and condemnation of neglect and abuse. Not for the faint-hearted, and it does come with... READ MORE
Synopsis
'The government told a story about me before I was born.'
Jenni Fagan was property of the state before birth. She drew her first breath in care and by the age of seven, she had lived in fourteen different homes and had changed name multiple times.
Twenty years after her first attempt to write this powerful memoir, Jenni is finally ready to share her account. Ootlin is a journey through the broken UK care system - it is one of displacement and exclusion, but also of the power of storytelling. It is about the very human act of making meaning from adversity.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- ISBN: 9781529153071
- Number of pages: 336
- Dimensions: 224 x 145 x 31 mm
- Weight: 441g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allDevastatingly haunted authenticity;Hopeful
This memoir has been a gut-wrenching encounter with~ not the abstracts of abandonment, neglect, heartless exploitation of our most vulnerable ~ it revea... READ MORE
Longlisted for Women's Prize for Non Fiction 2025
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy.
This book has been longlisted for the Women's Prize Non Fiction 2025, at the time of writing this review... READ MORE