{"product_id":"minx-karen-downs-barton-9781784745875","title":"Minx","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Like amber, these poems capture moments of time, place \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003efeeling' Lemn Sissay, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Why\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fiercely imaginative and wonderfully unexpected' Ruth Padel, author of \u003ci\u003eGirl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Don't worry, I'm here in the house where every room has a name, but children's names are often forgotten.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eUplifting and heart-breaking, this lyrical evocation of a childhood on the edge of society marks the arrival of a vital new voice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMINX reveals the vibrant but precarious world of a multi-racial Romani family: a world of grandfathers brewing moonshine in marrows, basement reggae parties, and a mother struggling to support her two daughters on the proceeds of her shadowy profession. Their powerful bond helps the sisters survive when they're taken into care, in a children's home that forcibly separates them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a verve and playfulness that belies their pain, these poems explore what it means to belong. Through daring experiments with form and narrative, MINX captures how it feels to grow up between a culture whose traditional ways are being lost and a wider society that despises them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Downs-Barton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784745871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784745875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Karen Downs-Barton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670631829759,"sku":"9781784745875","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/minx-karen-downs-barton-9781784745875","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}