{"product_id":"9781453516393","title":"The Journals of Charlie Gordon: An Autobiography","description":"Charlie Gordon kept eleven journals throughout her long life.  \u003cbr\u003eA homosexual woman, she lived and worked in the 50's and 60's in early Hollywood when vice squads raided gay clubs and put homosexuals in jail.  \u003cbr\u003e    In l947 Charlie sailed to Stockholm, Sweden where she lived for seven months with a famous Swedish sculptress.  \u003cbr\u003e    The story is about her life \"in the closet\" as a secretary to a movie producer and her time as a producer herself on PBS. Later, Charlie was a freelance writer for television and films.  \u003cbr\u003e    Charlie had numerous female lovers and both gay and straight male friends. Her conservative Texas family accepted her female lovers.  \u003cbr\u003e    At forty-two Charlie fell in love with Bebe, a true Brit. They lived together for eighteen years until Bebe was diagnosed with Alzheimers  \u003cbr\u003e    Amazingly, in an atmosphere of pain and frustration, their love blossomed  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124268515568,"sku":"9781453516393","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453516393_p0.jpg?v=1763846999","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453516393","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}