Book jacket image for Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder

Random House

9781984801432

STARRED REVIEW

Rough Sleepers

With a straightforward scrutiny that reveals without judging, Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Kidder offers a long, hard look at the lives of homeless people in Rough Sleepers.

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Review of ‘Rough Sleepers’

“Rough sleepers” are homeless people who mostly choose to sleep on the streets rather than in indoor shelters. Their death rates are staggering, their health needs endless, their fates often in the hands of people who struggle to know what to do with them. However, there are some people whose mission is…

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