{"product_id":"the-promised-party-by-jennifer-clement-9781838859305","title":"The Promised Party","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClement has lived a life like no other, and made of it a shimmering mosaic, a masterpiece, which is this book\u003c\/strong\u003e — Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eLess\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in 1970s Mexico City, Jennifer Clement lived next door to Frida Kahlo's house. It was a bohemian childhood, living alongside artists, communists, revolutionaries, and poets, which allowed an awakening of creative freedom and curiosity about the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLeaving behind Latin America for the burgeoning counter-culture scene in '80s New York, Clement inhabited the world of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Colette Lumiere, and William Burroughs. Spanning two great cities, \u003cem\u003eThe Promised Party\u003c\/em\u003e explores what it means to be young, free, and alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67794338873580,"sku":"9781838859305","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-promised-party-by-jennifer-clement-9781838859305","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}