{"product_id":"private-worlds","title":"Private Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003e*Shortlisted for The TLS Ackerley Prize 2024* \u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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":"Jeremy Seabrook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42849527234621,"sku":"9780745348421","price":27.86,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780745348421_a59d5361-3a38-48f2-a87a-dbace4ddb044.jpg?v=1767036198","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/private-worlds","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}