Show Me the Bodies

How We Let Grenfell Happen

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***WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023***

'Never before, in years of reviewing books about buildings, has one brought me to tears. This one did.' Rowan Moore, Observer Book of the Week

On 14 June 2017, a 24-storey block of flats went up in flames.

The fire climbed up cladding as flammable as solid petrol. Fire doors failed to self-close. No alarm rang out to warn sleeping residents. As smoke seeped into their homes, all were told to ‘stay put’. Many did – and they died.

It was a tragedy decades in the making.

Peter Apps exposes how a steady stream of deregulation, corporate greed and institutional indifference caused a tragedy. This is the story of a grieving community forsaken by our government, a community still waiting for justice.

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  • 5
    Book. How we let Grenfell happen

    Posted by Sandra Wright on 4th Oct 2024

    A really informative book

  • 5
    This book is life changing

    Posted by Michael Cantwell on 5th Jul 2024

    This is probably the most powerful book I’ve read. It’s a searing indictment of the state of the building regulations framework, which sounds like it will be a dry technical read, but is brilliantly written. But massively the book brings the stories of the occupiers of Grenfell Tower to life with w…

    This is probably the most powerful book I’ve read. It’s a searing indictment of the state of the building regulations framework, which sounds like it will be a dry technical read, but is brilliantly written. But massively the book brings the stories of the occupiers of Grenfell Tower to life with warmth and humanity.

Authors:
Apps, Peter
Year Published:
2022
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780861546152
Number of Pages:
352
Publication Date:
10/11/2022
Publisher:
Oneworld Publications
Place of Publication:
London
Language:
English
SKU:
9780861546152

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