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  • The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless

  • A True Story of Love and Compassion Amid a Pandemic
  • By: Christina Lamb
  • Narrated by: Harriet Dunlop
  • Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)
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Summary

A story of worlds colliding and a snapshot of modern Britain—with all its goodness and warmth, and all its problems. 

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the government launched its ‘Everyone In’ programme, aiming to house the homeless through lockdown. The Prince Rupert, a four-star hotel in Shrewsbury with four poster beds and suits of armour, was asked to play their part and host 33 rough sleepers.

This is the story of how the hotel owners and rough sleepers—many of whom had been out of housing for decades—spent months locked in together and wound up transforming each other’s lives.

Unexpected and profound, heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is a tale that encapsulates Britain. Captured by Christina Lamb, the acclaimed author and Sunday Times chief foreign correspondent, it gives a panoramic insight into this country, its people and how they are often failed.

©2021 Christina Lamb (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Fantastic story, wonderfully read

I enjoyed every moment of this otherwise untold story of the covid lockdown - it was beautifully written and read with such character and empathy. Heroes abound.

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Such a wholesome listen

If you’re looking for something wholesome that’s going to change the way you think, this is that book!

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