{"product_id":"9781590177723","title":"Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky: A London Trilogy","description":"Patrick Hamilton may be best known now for the plays \u003ci\u003eRope\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGaslight\u003c\/i\u003e and for the classic Alfred Hitchcock and George Cukor movies they  inspired, but in his heyday he was no less famous for his brooding tales  of London life. Featuring a Dickensian cast of pubcrawlers,  prostitutes, lowlifes, and just plain losers who are looking for love—or  just an ear to bend—Hamilton’s novels are a triumph of deft  characterization, offbeat humor, unlikely compassion, and raw suspense.  In recent years, Hamilton has undergone a remarkable revival, with his  champions including Doris Lessing, David Lodge, Nick Hornby, and Sarah  Waters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of  obsession and betrayal that centers on a seedy pub in a run-down part  of London. Bob the waiter skimps and saves and fantasizes about writing a  novel, until he falls for the pretty prostitute Jenny and blows it all.  Kindly Ella, Bob’s co-worker, adores Bob, but is condemned to enjoy  nothing more than the attentions of the insufferable Mr. Eccles; Jenny,  out on the street, is out of love, hope, and money. We watch with pity  and horror as these three vulnerable and yet compellingly ordinary  people meet and play out bitter comedies of longing and frustration.","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176819212528,"sku":"9781590177723","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590177723_p0.jpg?v=1763802005","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590177723","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}