{"product_id":"blue-billys-rogue-lexicon-david-lawrence-9781737723356","title":"Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo men offer two very different futures in this tale of a young man's search for himself after a spectacular fall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Dempsey rose from a life of thieving and prostitution to be the personal plaything of the Marquess of Argyll. Then a betrayal sees him returned to the rough streets of London without patronage, his West End apartment, or a place among the \u003cem\u003eton\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo on a stormy night, he arrives at a house in Southwark - Marathon Moll's in the Mint - the bawdyhouse he worked in during his ascent and where he earned the name Blue Billy. Here, amidst the parties and antics at Moll's, he meets Tom, a quiet, conflicted man, who senses in Billy a kindred soul. The attraction is immediate, and they take the first, tentative steps towards each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen an ambitious young rogue arrives at the house asking Billy to fulfil the promise of his failed youth. He asks him to reclaim the language of his past, even if it costs him his future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737723352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737723356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadbound Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.59d","brand":"David Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130275033343,"sku":"9781737723356","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5405496c-ce2c-45f1-b71b-4be93becd2ce.jpg?v=1687468500","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-billys-rogue-lexicon-david-lawrence-9781737723356","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}