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Contrasting portraits of working class lives
JOHN GREEN appreciates two photobooks that study the single room of a homeless hostel resident, and a council estate in Exeter
(L) A resident of Burnthouse Lane estate; (R) Derek, a homeless hostel resident who lives in Teesside

God’s promises mean everything
Mark Chapman, Dewi Lewis, £35

Burnthouse Lane
Michelle Sank, Dewi Lewis, £35

 

LAST year, Dewi Lewis Publishing celebrated 30 years as an independent publisher. 

It is renowned as a publisher of high-quality photographic volumes, beautifully designed and printed. 

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