My Name Is Why

My Name Is Why
Lemn Sissay
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 224pg
2 Jul 2020 UK
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9781786892362
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At the age of seventeen, after a childhood in a fostered 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.Here Sissay recounts his life story. It is a story of neglect and determination. Misfortune and hope. Cruelty and triumph.Sissay reflects on a childhood in care, 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.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781786892362
Published: 2 Jul 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Books
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 154g
Pages: 224

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