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Respectable: The Experience Of Class

Paperback • 2017 • English

Respectable: The Experience Of Class

By Lynsey Hanley

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About the book

'Pithy and provoking, spiced with the personal' Hilary MantelLynsey Hanley grew up part of the 'respectable working class'. At university, she discovered that social mobility is not all it seems. This book is about what it means to cross class divides, what we leave behind in order to get on, and how class affects all of us today.'There is fury contained within the pages and between the lines of Respectable ... intelligent and important' Colin Grant, Guardian'Honest, brave and moving' Kate Picke...Show more

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ISBN

9780141040615

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2017

Language

English

Original title

Respectable: The Experience Of Class

Format

Paperback

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