All the Way Home

Beth Godfrey

ISBN 10: 1838080058 / ISBN 13: 9781838080051

Published by Taproot Press, GB, 2022

Nearly 10,000 young people in Scotland are homeless. Some we see on the streets, thousands more are 'hidden' - sofa surfing, in BandBs and living in unsafe homes. Every one of them has their own story to tell. For 30 years Rock Trust has been listening to their stories and helping them find a home. In All the Way Home, some of Scotland's leading authors have come together with young people to mark this anniversary of Rock Trust's urgent, ongoing work. Across first-hand accounts, poetry and fiction, this anthology brings to life the visible and invisible realities of home and homelessness, of family and belonging. Seller Inventory # LU-9781838080051

Synopsis:

Celebrating 30 years of Rock Trust, Scotland’s only charity committed to tackling youth homelessness, All the Way Home is an anthology of poetry and prose by both young people and established writers which interrogates ideas of ‘home’ and ‘homelessness’ from a variety of perspectives. Contributors include Val McDermid, James Robertson and Scabby Queen author Kirstin Innes.

Across poetry, fiction and essays, the idea of ‘home’ is explored from a variety of perspectives: a thirteen year-old girl comes to terms with her unplanned pregnancy; a group of immigrants from all across the world meet at a weekly Creative Writing class in Glasgow to discuss haiku; a new mother suffering from post-natal depression makes a life-altering decision. Together, this astonishing collection brings to life both the visible and invisible realities of home and homelessness, of family and belonging.

Bibliographic Details

Title: All the Way Home
Publisher: Taproot Press, GB
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New