Housing and homelessness
A Knock at the Door: A homeless man, a lawyer . . . and a family changed forever
‘An incredible read. I laughed, I cried and my heart was truly touched by this beautifully written true story of hope and humanity at its best.’ Rosemary Conley CBE
‘An extraordinary story. Truly Inspirational’ Tim Vine
An astonishing story of kindness, self-learning, pain, unbelievable hope and the sheer power of love to change a life.
Why We’re Getting Poorer: A Realist’s Guide to the Economy and How We Can Fix It
A lapsed economist debunks the most common myths about how our economy operates – and explains how the world really works
Gaffs: Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It
The book that has been waiting to be written – how Ireland’s housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.
If I Survive You
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE
‘Dazzling’ GUARDIAN
‘Blistering’ THE TIMES
‘A delight’ DIANA EVANS
‘Fiction written at the highest level’ ANN PATCHETT
‘Hilarious, revelatory’ MARLON JAMES
The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless: A True Story of Love and Compassion Amid a Pandemic
‘There will be an avalanche of books about the pandemic. None will be as eye-opening or humane or moving as Lamb’s’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
A story of poverty, generosity and worlds colliding in modern Britain
The Five Giants [New Edition]: A Biography of the Welfare State
A TIMES POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEARA LONGMAN/HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR
The award-winning history of the British Welfare State –now fully revised and updated for the 21st Century.
‘A masterpiece’ Sunday Times
My Cool – my cool houseboat: an inspirational guide to stylish houseboats (My Cool)
My Cool Houseboat features boats of all shapes and sizes restyled and refurbished for modern life; from canal boats and riverboats to barges and cruisers moored in marinas from Europe, North America and Australia. Not only static residential boats and floating dwellings, houseboats are now holiday homes, bookshops and vintage clothes stores.
The Five Giants: A Biography of the Welfare State: Revised edition
An accessible and entertaining narrative history of the establishment, development and unravelling of the British Welfare State – now fully revised to cover Blair’s first term. Lively writing in the style of Peter Hennessy.