{"product_id":"chucking-putty-at-the-queen-simon-smalley-9781919470603","title":"Chucking Putty At The Queen: A Memoir - Volume Two","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his second volume of memoirs we rejoin Simon as he strives to establish his identity on a tough, 1970s inner-city council estate following the death of his mother to breast cancer when he was just eight years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStruggling with disability, body dysmorphia, and paranoia, he encounters ridicule and violence at his flamboyant appearance. Being 'different' is not without difficulties, and we witness how his fabulous, glittery debut at a church youth club is far from what he anticipated; how a visit to the adventure playground becomes more of a misadventure; and how a shocking incident at a football match confirms his continuing sense of alienation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce again we meet Sid, his ex-RAF tail gunner father whose unwavering support for his unusual son is unexpectedly tested with the arrival of punk rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to find his own tribe, we're at Simon's side during his first night in a gay club - but after such a tortuous journey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto get there, will he find the true love that he desperately yearns within the strobe and neon-lit paradise?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChucking Putty At The Queen is a simultaneously heartbreaking, humorous, and courageous memoir of living authentically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Smalley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1919470603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781919470603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smalley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.82d","brand":"Simon Smalley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217991741695,"sku":"9781919470603","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1afa4e0-5f38-4f86-b13e-8a8846cf1f3e.jpg?v=1772000727","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chucking-putty-at-the-queen-simon-smalley-9781919470603","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}