{"product_id":"whose-song-to-sing-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"Whose Song to Sing: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Wildsmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir that reflects on how writer Ben Wildsmith constructed his identity post-adoption.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays, Ben Wildsmith relates the key events of a turbulent life and considers the factors that shaped his nature. Examining notions of culture, belonging, authenticity, and family, \u003ci\u003eWhose Song to Sing?\u003c\/i\u003e takes us from 1970s Birmingham to South Wales in the 2020s, via America, Australia, and Thailand. Wildsmith offers an adoptee's take on society--ironic and occasionally caustic--as he struggles to carve out a space within it. As family life disintegrates, he seeks refuge in culture, always returning to the songs and stories of the Valleys, the gift of his adoptive grandfather. We follow a path from childhood privilege to addiction and despair, before the healing power of community offers a route to happiness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnflinching and frequently comic, \u003ci\u003eWhose Song to Sing?\u003c\/i\u003e shows how establishing a viable identity out of uncertainty can be a creative act and one's life's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Wildsmith\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Birmingham when Chuck Berry's \"My Ding a Ling\" was number one on the charts. He's been a fright, a new start, a doley, a bank clerk, a laundryman, a gardener, a liability, a lecturer, a shopkeeper, a musician, and a friend. He's a \u003ci\u003eNation. Cymru \u003c\/i\u003ecolumnist and a Hay Festival Writer@Work whose poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003eRed Poets\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Poetry Wales.\u003c\/i\u003e Ben is a support worker with Cardiff's homeless community. He lives in Rhondda Fach with his wife, Susie, and an assortment of questionable notions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48429584023801,"sku":"9781915279989","price":24.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Co5gnhXAY9781915279989.webp?v=1779439993","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/whose-song-to-sing-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}