Emily Dugan is Social Affairs Editor at the Independent, i and the Independent on Sunday. Her investigations into human trafficking have twice been awarded Best Investigative Article at the Anti-Slavery Day Media Awards and her human rights journalism was shortlisted for the Gaby Rado Memorial prize at the 2012 Amnesty Media Awards. This is her first book.
'A timely and acutely observed book... it shows that migration is
not about numbers, votes or opinions: it is about people.' *
Carabas *
'The whole story [is] told in such a fluent and well observed way.'
* Freedom of Movement *
'I implore you to read this book. Its honest and powerful
recollections will force you to look beyond the figures, and at the
individuals that make up the numbers.' * InQuire Live *
'An often heart-breaking read that stresses the mess of people's
lives, and their desperation and strength, too.' * Sunday Herald
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'Excellently observed, well-judged and highly readable, making it
well worth a look.' * The London Economic *
'This book is honest and so eye-opening... [it] couldn't be more
important.' * Thought About Books Blog *
'Dugan sows sincere and powerful seeds via the stories of a group
of migrants struggling to settle in the UK.' * Times Higher
Education *
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