{"product_id":"sheltering-strangers-daniel-briggs-9781447373629","title":"Sheltering Strangers: Critical Memoirs from Hosting Ukrainian Refugees","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book documents the intimate lives of Ukrainians as they fled their homeland in search of a safe and stable place to stay. The critical memoirs follow the lives of 16 Ukrainian families in a small Spanish town near Madrid and the local families that volunteered to host them during a time of limited state support and an absence of a clear EU plan for the refugees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through first-hand testimonies, social media messages and photographs, the book reveals the scarring realities of the Ukrainians' upheaval, displacement and trauma alongside the well-meaning sacrifices made by the host families which quickly mutate into moralistic and meritocratic expectations of their new guests. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In doing so, the book offers a vivid portrayal of how the tensions of war and displacement play out in real life in real time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Briggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1447373626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447373629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.34d","brand":"Daniel Briggs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47452699787519,"sku":"9781447373629","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd04b4e2-a09f-43bf-ac72-c56021b4c0cc.jpg?v=1761929997","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sheltering-strangers-daniel-briggs-9781447373629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}