ASIN: B008LN0Q5M
Publisher: Rachel Cumming
Pages: 244
This book is centred around a hostel for young homeless people. It tells the stories of several of the residents who live there; namely Angela, Trevor and Lee, their backgrounds, characters and how they come to be living, in their teenage years at a hostel for the homeless. It leads the reader into their view of the world, through their eyes and reasoning. It portrays the day to day workings of the hostel, gives insights into the daily lives of the residents and illustrates the stresses and strains that the staff working there endure. As well as the residents the book focuses on the characters of two staff members, Joe, a Project Worker and his Manager Fiona. The book traces through past and present day, and through the culmination of events, leads Joe down a dangerous path towards the unseen world of social deprivation and crime, and to agonising over social and moral ...
