{"product_id":"private-worlds-growing-up-gay-in-post-war-britain-paperback","title":"Private Worlds: Growing Up Gay in Post-War Britain - Paperback","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\u003eJeremy Seabrook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'All profound relationships have the quality of being a folie a deux; an intimate departure from reality, an imaginative creation of a world apart; perhaps this is a way of calling forth meaning - the merging of senseless subjectivities.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1950s suburban England, a friendship bloomed between Jeremy Seabrook and Michael O'Neill - both gay men coming of age during 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lyrical, candid and poignant, this is a tale of sexual identity, working-class history and family drama. A memoir of unparalleled authenticity, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegy for a doomed friendship.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeremy Seabrook has been writing books for over half a century. His articles have been featured in the Guardian, The Times and the Independent. A child of the industrial working class of Northampton, Britain, his writing helped him escape a repressive and puritanical society. He has written plays for stage, TV and the theatre, some in collaboration with his close friend, Michael O'Neill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47407151874269,"sku":"9780745348421","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Q1czZ3h1dm03R3VySzVScGk5eVR4dz09.webp?v=1771135945","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/private-worlds-growing-up-gay-in-post-war-britain-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}