Having spent a large part of my life as a lawyer in the world of Juvenile crime, in Nottingham and Derby, it was good to see the world from the Client's perspective. I particularly like the world of the waiting benches in Nottingham Magistrates Court from the point of view of those hanging about for a friend of partner to turn up.For all of us who see the homeless as a nuisance this novel is an essential corrective..Her success is a warm joyful, multicoloured tale.

9/10 : “A brilliant novel that humanises people who are so often dehumanised” - this review from the back of the book perfectly encapsulates how I feel about this, it’s beautifully written, almost poetic in places. Molly is homeless, she’s been living on the streets for 10 years, after fleeing the house where her father abused her & her mother didn’t care. Molly longs to have a place to call home, & embarks on a journey with a stranger, Luca, & ‘best friend’ from the streets, Jules. I’ve not com...

A magical adventure through a bleak and desperate world.Oh my, this book really hit me in the feels. The characters are very much down on their luck but are making the most of things the best that they can. You cheer for them and hope that they will get the happy ending the deserve but whole novel seems to be teetering on the edge. Written in a soft tone, which makes devastating plot points all the more devastating when they drop. This book deals tactfully with many sensitive issues such as pove...

What a wonderful story. This is heart breaking, inspiring and an insight into the lives of homeless people, which I’ve rarely read about in such an honest way. Well researched, and having lived in various places and known people from many different walks of life, Mahsuda captures all the characters perfectly. This story takes you on a real journey of discovery. I know all the locations in the book so well and I was quickly transported straight into the characters lives. Loved it. I wish I’d read...

Standard confession - I listened to this on Radio 4. I liked it very much - a contained tale about big subjects. We see the world from one point of view, and learn much more than from any number of generalisations about homelessness. mental ill health or addiction.

Review written: 31/01/21.Mahsuda's first book is one of my all-time favourites so finding out about this one (and her following me back on Twitter!) was a serious rush of endorphins. Of course, I started reading as soon as possible.I've never read a book about homelessness before, and in general I don't know as much as I know I should about the subject, but this book was wonderful at portraying homelessness as something more than a nebulous something that happens to other people. Mahsuda writes

WOWWWWWWThis was not a light and breezy book, but it definitely was one worth reading!!It deals with the topics of homelessness and mental heath in a very real way, and from nuerous perspectives which was extremely helpfulIt was heart-warming and emotional, with characters that felt very much like real people.The characters are really what made this book, they had so much depth of emotion and were so complex!!Overall it was an emotional, but definitely worthwhile read!!Many thanks to Netgalley a...

I really enjoyed this wonderfully written, heart warming and emotional book. The author cleverly takes the reader on a journey alongside the characters as they discover more about who they are. It’s also a lovely exploration of what home can mean to different people.I absolutely loved the main characters in this book who make up a rather motley crew on a journey across Britain. The author has created characters that the I easily warmed to and quickly started caring about, their individual back s...

I’m a huge Mahsuda Snaith fan and loved her debut novel which I read earlier in the year. As soon as this one got published I ordered it and have finally gotten to it. This is a special book for me as it looks at some severe mental health issues (I’m a psychotherapist) and abuse. As well as homelessness and drug abuse. Ultimately though it’s tale about victory as our main character Molly goes on a journey with her new friend Luca and her street wise friend Jules. Along the way she learns more ab...

A page turner, well written, with nicely presented characters, it makes you want to read more and more. The only thing I didn't like was the happy ending... Too good to be true...

Part fairy-tale (it's broadly a re-telling of the wizard of oz) and part slice of gritty regional UK life, this is a very readable book about young marginalised people's lives. It's dark, but not suffocating and there are moments of real joy.

I'd probably rate this higher but Richard Wagamese's Ragged Company is just such a bang up job that reflects more to me with my upbringing being in Canada.This was human, though, and I enjoyed the read.

How to Find Home by Mahsuda Snaith was kindly gifted to me by NetGalley for an honest review. I found the concept of the novel to be so interesting, it’s inspired by The Wizard of Oz and there’s references to in throughout. It’s a story about Homelessness in the UK and follows Molly as she essentially goes on an adventure to find home and a place in the world. You can tell it is really well researched and in the acknowledgments Snaith notes the people and organizations that helped her with the r...

Beautiful Such a heartfelt, beautiful story. Well written, and quick to read, this book will have a lasting effect on my soul. I loved it.

Home to Find Home focuses on a small group of homeless people living in Nottingham. They group together and go in search of a new beginning in Skegness.I don’t think I’ve ever read a book about the homeless before. I enjoyed the characters and their interactions with each other, this was a book more about the characters than a big plot line. I have no idea how I had this book on my wishlist, it only has 59 good reads reviews but deserves more.

I heard Mahsuda read the first chapter as part of an Off the Shelf event in Sheffield and borrowed the book from the library. I found it thought provoking and engaging although the ending seems a bit too neat and tidy to be entirely realistic. I would rate it at three and a half stars.

A very beautiful and sad novel. I think the lives of mentally ill, homeless POC needs to be shared more and even though this isn’t OwnVoices it’s clearly well informed and it matches the opinions of homeless, mentally ill people that I know and have known in the past. There has definitely been a lot of research gone into this. I think it tells people the insights of being mentally ill and homeless, and might help people be more compassionate about these situations rather than putting their own j...

This book has moments of interesting writing and moments of dull writing. It was never consistent enough for me to feel fully invested in the story. While the plot seems to be fairly realistic in terms of what a lot of homeless people deal with, the characters seemed like caricatures of homeless people rather than fully developed characters. I wanted more depth. I could tell that the author had really tried, and yet there was nothing unexpected or original about the characterisation. The parents...

A really well written story about the homeless. I think that because Mahsuda approached the protagonist's story via a series of reflective recollections as she experiences her current every day survival, the story doesn't become too harrowing to allow the characters to develop and grow. Some stories like this can become so disturbing (not unrightly) that you end up feeling mired in grief and unable to absorb the story properly. I really enjoyed the characters, the exploration of the relationship...