TY - BOOK AU - Lamb,Christina TI - The Prince Rupert Hotel for the homeless: a true story of love and compassion amid a pandemic SN - 9780008487546 (hbk.) : AV - HV4546.A5 U1 - 362.5928 LAM 23 PY - 2022/// CY - London PB - William Collins KW - Prince Rupert Hotel KW - Shelters for the homeless KW - England KW - Shrewsbury KW - Emergency housing KW - Government policy KW - Great Britain KW - COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- KW - Social aspects KW - Personal narratives KW - Society KW - eflch KW - ukslc KW - United Kingdom, Great Britain KW - thema KW - 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100 KW - True stories of heroism, endurance & survival KW - Reportage & collected journalism KW - Poverty & unemployment N2 - When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the government launched its 'Everyone In' programme, aiming to house the homeless through lockdown. The Prince Rupert, a 4 star hotel in Shrewsbury with four poster beds and suits of armour, were asked to play their part and host 33 rough sleepers. This is the story of how the hotel owners and rough sleepers - many of whom had been out of housing for decades - spent months locked in together and wound up transforming each other's lives ER -