{"product_id":"9780745348421","title":"Private Worlds: Growing Up Gay in Post-War Britain","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSeabrook, Jeremy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePluto Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Shortlisted for The TLS Ackerley Prize 2024*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Wonderful ... For anyone who has ever dreamt of leaving a small-town childhood behind them, this is going to wring your heart. It certainly did mine'–\u003c\/span\u003e Neil Bartlett, author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAddress Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1950s suburban England, a friendship bloomed between Jeremy Seabrook and Michael O’Neill – two gay men coming of age at a time when homosexuality was still a crime. Their relationship was inflected by secrecy and fear; the shadows that had distorted their adolescent years were never wholly dispelled long into their adult life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLyrical, candid and poignant, this is a tale of sexual identity, working-class history and family drama. A memoir of unparalleled authenticity, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePrivate Worlds\u003c\/span\u003e is an elegy for a doomed friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656999895295,"sku":"9780745348421","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780745348421_s600x595.jpg?v=1780942021","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780745348421","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}