{"product_id":"psychedelic-suburbia-mary-finnigan-9780986377020","title":"Psychedelic Suburbia: David Bowie and the Beckenham Arts Lab","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Bowie was 22 years old and still living with his parents in southeast London when, quite by chance, he met Mary Finnigan while visiting her upstairs neighbours in nearby Beckenham. Still an unrecognised talent haunting the London folk clubs, desperately seeking paid gigs, he couldn't even dream of a future as a global rock phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife started to take interesting turns after he moved in with Mary and her two children in the spring of 1969. With a small group of psychedelic pioneers, they launched the Beckenham Arts Lab in a local pub and organized a free music festival in the town's park.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThat summer his first hit, Space Oddity, made it into the charts and became the theme song for the first moon landing. He was suddenly on a trajectory towards superstardom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMillions of words have been written about Bowie's life, but his early days as a struggling songwriter and performer have been shrouded in hearsay. Here is the full story of his pivotal year in Beckenham, written by his friend, lover and landlady, one of the first people to encourage and support him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor this expanded first edition, the author has added an epilogue on the aftermath of Bowie's death two days after the book was first published. New images include two previously unpublished photos of his Beckenham days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Finnigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0986377023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780986377020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jorvik Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Mary Finnigan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947585110271,"sku":"9780986377020","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1fe0c79f-65bf-499e-9be6-9f10604d2dfd.jpg?v=1681519582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/psychedelic-suburbia-mary-finnigan-9780986377020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}