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At The Edge Of The Haight

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Homelessness, community, and the struggle to survive.

At The Edge Of The Haight could be a good read for someone interested in exploring the experiences of those living in poverty and homelessness in cities. It provides a unique perspective on community and survival, and the dangers of living on the streets. The book is a moving story that is sure to leave a strong impact on its readers.

  • PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

At The Edge Of The Haight

Regular price ₱737.55
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₱663.80 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9781643752082
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: ₱1,151.10
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Date of Publication: 2021-10-19
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.39
(rated by 2509 readers)

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The 10th Winner of the 2019 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, Awarded by Barbara Kingsolver“What a read this is, right from its startling opening scene. But even more than plot, it’s the richly layered details that drive home a lightning bolt of empathy. To read At the Edge of the Haight is to live inside the everyday terror and longings of a world that most of us manage not to see, even if we walk past it on sidewalks every day. At a time when more Americans than ever find themselves at the edge of homelessness, this book couldn’t be more timely.”— Barbara Kingsolver, author of Unsheltered and The Poisonwood BibleMaddy Donaldo, homeless at twenty, lives with her dog and makeshift family in the hidden spaces of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. She thinks she knows how to survive and whom to trust until she accidentally witnesses the murder of a young man. Her world is upended as she has to face not only the killer but also the police and then the victim’s parents, who desperately want Maddy to tell them about the life their son led after he left home. And in a desire to save her since they could not save their own son, they are determined to have Maddy reunite with her own lost family. But what makes a family? Is it the people who raised you if they don’t have the skills to look after you? Is it the foster parents whose generosity only lasts until things become more difficult? Or is it the family that Maddy has met in the park, young people who also have nowhere else to go? Told with sensitivity and tenderness and set against the backdrop of a radically changing city, At the Edge of the Haight is narrated by a young girl just beginning to understand herself. The result is a powerful debut that, much like previous Bellwether winners The Leavers , by Lisa Ko, or Heidi Durrow’s The Girl Who Fell from the Sky , grapples with one of the most urgent issues of our day.
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Homelessness, community, and the struggle to survive.

At The Edge Of The Haight could be a good read for someone interested in exploring the experiences of those living in poverty and homelessness in cities. It provides a unique perspective on community and survival, and the dangers of living on the streets. The book is a moving story that is sure to leave a strong impact on its readers.

  • PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.