{"product_id":"lemn-sissay-my-name-is-why-2019-hardback","title":"Lemn Sissay: My Name Is Why [2019] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NUMBER ONE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES, GUARDIAN, DAILY TELEGRAPH,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMETRO, DAILY MAIL, SUNDAY EXPRESS \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHERALD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow does a government steal a child and then imprison him? How does it keep it a secret? This story is how.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Lemn's story: a story of neglect and determination, misfortune and hope, cruelty and triumph.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSissay 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sissay, Lemn","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":52685845332307,"sku":"XV81786892348","price":2.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":52685845299539,"sku":"9781786892348","price":22.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/sissay-lemn-lemn-sissay-my-name-is-why-2019-hardback-1213594883.jpg?v=1767092110","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/lemn-sissay-my-name-is-why-2019-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}