{"product_id":"2940152477467","title":"Brighton Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003eAudacious, outrageous, astute and transgressive, Brighton Darkness is a collection of 17 stories inspired by that amorphous place: Brighton and Hove - a city of dreams that enfolds young and old and that must somehow always be returned to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Two youths in the 1950s experience a gay desire that begins in a city park and continues in the back row of the Astoria cinema.\u003cbr\u003e- An ex-hustler meets a famous male movie star, long since thought to be dead.\u003cbr\u003e- A birthday party doesn't quite turn out as planned, but has its own unexpected present of truth.\u003cbr\u003e- A woman looks back upon her past passions and faces an uncertain future.\u003cbr\u003e- Two Russians try to come to terms with the tragic death of a young man they both loved...\u003cbr\u003e... and snow falls in the city, hiding the unseen darkness beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“These are short stories that linger in the mind long after they've been read... John Roman Baker always keeps the narrative tension taut.” - Gscene Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Roman Baker is a British poet, playwright and novelist who has lived and written in Paris, Amsterdam and Brighton.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilkinson House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081144746224,"sku":"2940152477467","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152477467_p0.jpg?v=1764022725","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152477467","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}