{"product_id":"beautiful-thing-jonathan-harvey-9781350448711","title":"Beautiful Thing","description":"\u003cp\u003eTeenage boys Ste and Jamie are neighbours on a South London estate. Jamie is more knowledgeable about \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003c\/i\u003e than football, while classmate Ste never misses a sports day. Both are being bullied, Jamie at school and Ste at home by his violent father and brother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne night, when things get too much, Ste seeks refuge in Jamie's flat and, sharing a bed, the boys strike up a new relationship. Together they come to terms with their sexuality and explore their feelings alongside their Mama Cass loving, rebellious friend Leah and with the much-needed emotional support of Jamie's lioness mother, Sandra. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirty years on from its initial publication, Jonathan Harvey's iconic, coming-out and coming-of-age story set in the nineties still resonates with ideas on community, friendship, rites of passage and what it is to be sixteen and in love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition is published to coincide with the revival at London's Stratford East theatre, in September, 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Harvey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350448710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350448711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.08w x 1.00d","brand":"Jonathan Harvey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365064470783,"sku":"9781350448711","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44a7932d-130a-4d78-9e5b-679776a312da.jpg?v=1697056423","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beautiful-thing-jonathan-harvey-9781350448711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}