{"product_id":"gay-village-secrets-sam-helio-9781800944824","title":"Gay Village Secrets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre you afraid to go into Manchester's Gay Village?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWould you expect to find true love there?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDare you enter?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the agonizing death of his lover, Gary Grant looks for an ever-after companion in Cicadas, a Venetian Gothic bar in Manchester's Gay Village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDJ Poppy Cock takes over this box of mischief on a weekday night. She provokes guests into revealing poignant back stories. Guests include rival bar owner transgender Frenchy Falcon whom Poppy Cock targets as prime suspect for a hit-and-run car accident that killed Poppy Cock's own partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJo Janus, spitfire Spanish vocalist of a girls' band is determined not to be tied down to lesbian lover Julie chosen for her by others. She uses Poppy Cock's problems to resolve her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn scenes tragic and comic Sam Helio brings Manchester's Gay Village just before Covid lockdown to blistering life with its triumphs and ambiguities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Helio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800944829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800944824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Terence Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d","brand":"Sam Helio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132107354367,"sku":"9781800944824","price":13.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b9e8d92-fec0-4c09-a6ac-b6cff5aaeb2d.jpg?v=1687478261","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gay-village-secrets-sam-helio-9781800944824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}