{"product_id":"bored-in-the-eighties-mark-highwater-9798244099812","title":"Bored In The Eighties: A Real Teenage Diary Volumes 6 - 8","description":"By the time Bored In The Eighties reaches its final volumes, Mark Highwater is eighteen, technically an adult, but still woefully ill-equipped to function in the world of the grown-ups. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf his two true loves, only John Peel and the underground alternative music scene are reliable. The gigs are frequent, records are piling up, and every spare thought is given to writing songs, whilst dreaming of being in a band of his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe other half of his heart still belongs to Hannah, but she continues to leave him stranded in a world of confusion and he lives in the forlorn hope that one of these days, he may just figure out where he stands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe doesn't know it yet, but everything is about to change when he finally leaves home for University in Leeds. Feelings are overwhelming, decisions are questionable, yet his optimism stubbornly survives long past the point where he should really know better. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese diaries chart the collision between the love that never lets him down and the one that repeatedly does, leading to a conclusion that the writers of a Soap Opera might consider a little far-fetched. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresented in full, straight from the original manuscripts, and paired with \u003cbr\u003emodern-day commentary, this quirky time capsule offers both a hilarious \u003cbr\u003elook at how much life has changed and a reminder of the universal \u003cbr\u003eawkwardness of the adolescent male.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Highwater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798244099812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.55d","brand":"Mark Highwater","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171859636479,"sku":"9798244099812","price":12.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bored-in-the-eighties-mark-highwater-9798244099812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}