{"product_id":"burnt-lungs-and-bitter-sweets-urban-pigs-press-9781068626135","title":"Burnt Lungs and Bitter Sweets","description":"In 1976, Hoagie, Toad, Toggie and Jonesy love the Sex Pistols, shopping trolleys and getting wasted. When boredom is a crime and sedation is the solution it's never likely to end well. Cue the music and roll back the decades through misadventures in Amsterdam, disorder on the dance floor, a dodgy portaloo at at Millennium and a couple of dead rats. Maybe if that thing with Kecks hadn't happened, life for Hoagie would have been different? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Seedy, gutsy and occasionally psychotic, if you like Martin Millar's \u003ci\u003eLux the Poet, \u003c\/i\u003eyou'll love this!' \u003cb\u003eJane Savidge\u003c\/b\u003e; PR and author; Britpop lynchpin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Believeable characters brimming with energy and bad habits. Halfway through the first chapter I was completely hooked.' \u003cb\u003eJames Dom Estic\u003c\/b\u003e; Punk poet, musician \u0026amp; performer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Brutal and unflinching, this is a book that takes you back to when music was exciting and having a good time was all that mattered.' \u003cb\u003eGeorgy Jamieson\u003c\/b\u003e; freelance broadcaster, writer and event host; host of @RadioAcademy, Director @BritComSociety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An intruiguing glimpse into young adulthood at a certain time and place, told in a distinctive voice that weaves between years and colourful characters.' \u003cb\u003eWinnie M Li\u003c\/b\u003e; award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eComplicit \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDark Chapter.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Urban Pigs Press, Virginia Betts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068626135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068626135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Urban Pigs Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Urban Pigs Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001307644159,"sku":"9781068626135","price":12.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05c946a7-22a8-4d72-a89a-7d671c22cc78.jpg?v=1751600689","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/burnt-lungs-and-bitter-sweets-urban-pigs-press-9781068626135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}