{"product_id":"a-boy-and-his-bear-by-gregory-ladner-9781743798959","title":"A Boy and his Bear","description":"In this raw and hilarious memoir, a boy of humble beginnings in working-class Melbourne goes from dressing up his teddy to designing for Melbourne’s high society. Gregory Ladner lifts the lid on a world of gorgeous women, glamourous gowns and salacious secrets. It’s a rags-to-riches story – without the rags!\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Boy and His Bear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003etracks Ladner’s career as an Australian couturier, an international designer working in Hong Kong, and a creator of a hugely successful fashion accessory company. Beneath the glitz, it is also a highly entertaining mosaic of intimate and shocking confessions, both sensitive and brutal – a story of love, loss and social taboos in a society laced with contradictions.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Revealing in more ways than one, and illustrated by the author’s own exquisite pen drawings, the colourful retrospective is a vivid, no-holds-barred reflection of a bygone era.","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48240546119916,"sku":"9781743798959","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781743798959-a-boy-and-his-bear-1.jpg?v=1787918561","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/a-boy-and-his-bear-by-gregory-ladner-9781743798959","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}