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1838854649 
Book My name is why: a memoir; Lemn Sissay
Year: 2022
Language: English
Type: Book
Edition: Abridged edition
Class Number: 920. SISSAY LEM
Publisher: Canongate, 2022
Physical or Electronic: Physical
ISBN: 9781838854645
Notes:
At the age of 17, 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. This is Lemn's story; 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.
Series: Quick reads
Extent: 160 pages, 20 cm, pbk
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