{"product_id":"yiewsley-hardcover","title":"Yiewsley - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaljit Nagra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaljit Nagra has published five books of poetry with Faber, including the Forward Prize-winning\u003ci\u003e Look We Have Coming to Dover! \u003c\/i\u003eHe is Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University, former Chair of the Royal Society of Literature, on the Society of Authors Council and presenter of Radio 4 Extra's Poetry Extra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53909955641651,"sku":"9780571396559","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/mS2bVcCthw9780571396559.webp?v=1787834302","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/yiewsley-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}