There is Nothing for You Here, Fiona Hill

 

There is Nothing For You Here:  Finding opportunity in the 21st century by Fiona Hill is a book I had to pick up after watching her testimony.

Started: 3/20/2022
Completed: 3/26/2022
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody

Review:

I did not expect to enjoy this book.  I really enjoyed it.  Part autobiography (memoir?) and part call to arms, this book uses the framework of Hill's life to identify, define, and offer solutions to a wide array of public ills mostly focused on the side-effects of abject poverty.  Hill grew up in Bishop Aukland which is near the town of Fishburn (my ancestral home) and now lives about 20 minutes from me.  There are a variety of other parallels, though I have never reached anything like her level of accomplishment.  I enjoyed this framing of the problems that she identifies and I agree with most, if not all, of her approaches to resolving some societal ills, though it is a huge effort.  This was an excellent book I will not soon forget.