{"product_id":"yiewsley-9780571396559","title":"Yiewsley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spirited and stirring return to the poet's boyhood and the town that made him\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis autobiographical collection explores Daljit Nagra's experiences growing up in the white, working-class suburban town of Yiewsley close to Heathrow airport in Outer London, from the 1960s to 80s. As Britain transitions from a postwar manufacturing economy to the Thatcher period and the computer age, we see a young boy navigating childhood friendships and mishaps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poems bring to life a bustling house filled with relatives from India who arrived, legally or otherwise, in the UK: \"devout realists - already, and always, knuckled into work\". They also offer powerful insight into the makings of the writer: the \"messy English\" at home fusing with Bollywood ballads, \u003ci\u003eTop of the Pops\u003c\/i\u003e and hymns at school, to develop a voice entirely his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daljit Nagra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571396559","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47970693873801,"sku":"9780571396559","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e1b9bbe7-0129-43dc-a88a-0c7a6a5b5108.jpg?v=1787099596","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/yiewsley-9780571396559","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}