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A review by suebarsby
Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain's Poorest Towns by Kerry Hudson
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
An excellent, deeply personal account of growing up poor, in a family with huge issues and how the author got away and managed to face down her past. Should be required reading everywhere.
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Mental illness