{"product_id":"9781912395026","title":"In Limbo: Brexit Testimonies From EU Citizens In The UK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“One of the most important books of the year – one which severely tests the supposed British traits of stoicism and calm”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCharlie Connelly, The New European\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine you left your native country because you wanted to explore your neighbouring world and embrace the European dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Imagine you truly believed the European Union was your home and that, as well as being a citizen of the country you were born in, you were also a citizen of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine you fell deeply in love with your new country. Imagine you built a life there, married, had children, a career, started a business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou felt happy and totally integrated. You were at home...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen one day, your new country decides to vote to leave the European Union and all the rules you have built your life upon are going to change. One morning, after years – or even decades - you suddenly feel unwelcome, unwanted. Betrayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour certainties and your security are gone. Your sense of identity. Your whole life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is what has happened to millions of EU citizens after the Brexit Referendum in June 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough no fault of their own, they are stuck in a painful limbo.\u003cbr\u003e This book of testimonies is their voice. Their stories from Limbo, haunted by the poignant question: where is home?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Limbo: Brexit testimonies from EU citizens in the UK\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of personal accounts by EU citizens living in Britain which reveals the practical and emotional turmoil they have experienced since the 2016 Referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurated by volunteers on a not-for-profit basis, this anthology is a snapshot of this historical period which adds real-life relevance and urgency to the national debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection gives a voice to the three million UK residents who have been depersonalised as a mass of ‘migrants’ and treated as bargaining chips in the surrounding political discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Byline Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132142338288,"sku":"9781912395026","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781912395026_p0.jpg?v=1763631713","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781912395026","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}