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This chapter explores the significance of places in Kerry Hudson’s autobiographical novel, Lowborn (2019), which depicts her upbringing in working-class Great Britain during the 1980s. By analysing the intimate spaces of Hudson’s childhood the narrator returns to, the chapter highlights how Hudson’s working-class background shapes her traumatic identity. Drawing on methodologies from recent poverty studies, this analysis examines how material conditions influence intimacy. It suggests that for individuals from impoverished backgrounds, the challenges of recalling and expressing one’s past self extend beyond mere memory fragmentation.

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Intimacy and Poverty in Kerry Hudson’s Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain’s Poorest Towns

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    2025年

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  • Martina Domines

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This chapter explores the significance of places in Kerry Hudson’s autobiographical novel, Lowborn (2019), which depicts her upbringing in working-class Great Britain during the 1980s. By analysing the intimate spaces of Hudson’s childhood the narrator returns to, the chapter highlights how Hudson’s working-class background shapes her traumatic identity. Drawing on methodologies from recent poverty studies, this analysis examines how material conditions influence intimacy. It suggests that for individuals from impoverished backgrounds, the challenges of recalling and expressing one’s past self extend beyond mere memory fragmentation.