{"product_id":"9781912992294","title":"Albany Park","description":"\u003cp\u003eSensual, vivid and sometimes shocking, Albany Park is the story of Patrice Chaplin’s youthful years: from a grey wartime childhood to exhilarating and dangerous adventures in Europe and an romantic infatuation that came about in a sun-drenched Catalonian city.Patrice and Beryl, teenagers in the 1950s, live in Albany Park, a London suburb. Life is full of make-up, boys, trad jazz and Soho nightclubs; dreams are of Hollywood. Leaving behind dead-end jobs, they hitchhike across Spain, dressed in the alternative street fashions of the day: white lipstick, dangle earrings, drainpipe trousers. Their path leads to the ancient city of Girona and the charismatic poet, José Tarres. For Patrice it is a homecoming – a rebirth that will mark the end of a friendship and the beginning of a lifetime’s obsession. Patrice is enchanted by José, but there are shadows on the sunlit days – a possessive mother, mysterious absences, rumours of women and whispers of espionage. With plans to elope seemingly aborted, she finds herself alone in Paris, taking work as a showgirl, arrested as a vagrant and escaping unwanted sexual advances. Only years later, returning to Girona as a writer, does she finally learn the truth about the enigmatic José, the first and true passion of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CLAIRVIEW BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185593221394,"sku":"9781912992294","price":31.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/3093\/4173\/files\/9781912992294.jpg?v=1774737218","url":"https:\/\/bargainbooks.com.au\/products\/9781912992294","provider":"Bargain Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}