{"product_id":"a-boys-own-story-by-edmund-white-9781035091300","title":"A Boy's Own Story","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Boy's Own Story\u003c\/em\u003e traces an unnamed narrator's coming-of-age during the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was his power that stupefied me and made me regard my knowledge as nothing more than hired cleverness he might choose to show off at a dinner party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeset by aloof parents, a cruel sister, and relentless mocking from his peers, the unnamed narrator struggles with his sexuality, seeking consolation in art and literature, and in his own fantastic imagination as he fills his head with romantic expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a book of exquisite poignancy and humour that moves towards a conclusion which will allow the boy to leave behind his childhood forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdmund White has crossed The Catcher in the Rye with De Profundis, J. D. Salinger with Oscar Wilde, to create an extraordinary novel\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350547120364,"sku":"9781035091300","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14433763482556.jpg?v=1772490354","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/a-boys-own-story-by-edmund-white-9781035091300","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}