{"product_id":"life-on-the-streets-9781950015436","title":"Life on the Streets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife on the Streets\u003c\/em\u003e tells the stories of the homeless or those working on the streets. Learn why people end up homeless or have turned to prostitution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile writing this book, I said to a friend that for me to really write a good book about being homeless, I needed to be homeless, not thinking for a minute that this would happen to me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, my life took a bad turn and I was descending in a downward spiral. This is the true story of homeless people from both New Zealand and Australia. It also incorporates my life, from living in a house, to being evicted, to living on a bus, and then moving to Australia with my kids, and having nothing but $280 to my name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI lived in an elaborate six-bedroom home in Australia with a friend who eventually ripped me off, kicking me and my kids out. I had nowhere to go and didn't know what to do. Organisations offered assistance with temporary accommodation in a motel and a backpackers' residence, where I lived with my kids for eight months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy memoir shows that life can change in an instant and without warning. It presents a rollercoaster of life's ups and downs that I endured to get to where I am now, pursuing a meaningful life on the Gold Coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(About the Author)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim O'Brien-Williams grew up in Brighton, a small beach town just outside Dunedin, New Zealand. She is currently a chef working on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia. This is her second book and was inspired by meeting a homeless man who told her his life story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strategic Book Publishing \u0026amp; Rights Agency, LL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950015436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Kim O'Brien-Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672936902812,"sku":"9781950015436","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9c08470e-05a5-44fe-94f1-68b294b46281.jpg?v=1603928693","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/life-on-the-streets-9781950015436","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}