{"product_id":"beautiful-lives","title":"Beautiful Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Both heart-rending and gorgeous. He teaches us humanity' MIRIAM MARGOLYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thank you, Joey, for getting your dad off his arse to write this book' HUGH BONNEVILLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful book - powerful, persuasive, illuminating, moving' GYLES BRANDRETH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of pain and joy, concern and celebration' SIMON RUSSELL BEALE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A powerful, multi-faceted, myth-busting account' SIMON JARRETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor much of history, people with learning disabilities have been regarded as unworthy of interest - often seen as a threat to the social order and sometimes dismissed as barely human. While recent years have seen an improvement, learning-disabled people are still treated as fundamentally different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeautiful Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal and pragmatic account, told through the eyes of a father whose son has severe learning disabilities. From early civilisation to the chilling realities of twentieth-century eugenics, this powerful book uncovers a startling and rarely told history - one deeply embedded in the challenges still faced today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnwin shapes this history into a powerful story of love, lived experience and the long struggle for a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54411159044440,"sku":"9781035424733","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781035424733.jpg?v=1779514281","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/beautiful-lives","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}