{"product_id":"lost-in-the-80s-book-two-things-can-only-get-better","title":"Lost in the '80s: Book Two - Things Can Only Get Better","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" segoe ui mso-fareast-font-family: new roman mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eAn unforgettable LGBTQ+ historical fiction novel about love, loss, found family, and queer life in London at the start of the 1990s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" segoe ui mso-fareast-font-family: new roman mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eLondon, 1990.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" segoe ui mso-fareast-font-family: new roman mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eAfter leaving Manchester behind, Liam Parry arrives in Soho with his partner Simon, hoping a new city will bring new opportunities. Instead, he finds himself drifting between temporary teaching jobs while watching Simon's career as a classical musician begin to take flight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" segoe ui mso-fareast-font-family: new roman mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eTheir unlikely refuge is the flat of Patricia Delicia, a larger-than-life drag performer whose Soho home has become a sanctuary for outsiders, dreamers, artists, and survivors. Together they form a chosen family in a community still living with the legacy of the AIDS crisis and the political realities of post-Section 28 Britain. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/d.docs.live.net\/1201880ab06fdbc9\/Desktop\/WRITING\/90s\/1990sv01.docx\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #464feb; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003e[Document I...read model]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" segoe ui mso-fareast-font-family: new roman mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eAs Simon attracts attention from some of the most influential figures in the classical music world, Liam struggles with questions about his future and memories of Alex, the first man he ever loved. Caught between grief, ambition, loyalty, and hope, he must decide whether he can finally let go of the past and embrace the life waiting for him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" segoe ui mso-fareast-font-family: new roman mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eSet against the vibrant backdrop of Soho's bars, music venues, and drag clubs, \u003cem\u003eThings Can Only Get Better\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving historical novel about friendship, identity, resilience, and the families we create for ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" segoe ui mso-fareast-font-family: new roman mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003ePerfect for readers of LGBTQ+ fiction, queer historical fiction, literary fiction, and emotionally rich book club novels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" segoe ui mso-fareast-font-family: new roman mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eFor fans of Douglas Stuart, Alan Hollinghurst, Patrick Gale, and Sarah Waters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003chr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Williams","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":68412268052784,"sku":"9781068484193","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781068484193.jpg?v=1794446617","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/lost-in-the-80s-book-two-things-can-only-get-better","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}