{"product_id":"9780857304698","title":"Bloody Valentine","description":"Author: John L. Williams\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857304698\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oldcastle Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Dec 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloody Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the murder of a young woman called Lynette White in the Cardiff docklands on Valentine's Day 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026amp;#x27;s also the story of the miscarriage of justice that came after, when three black men, \u0026amp;#x27;the Cardiff Three\u0026amp;#x27;, were wrongly convicted of her murder. It\u0026amp;#x27;s a brutally frank tale of racism and police corruption, terrible misogynist violence and the grim realities of sex work. It\u0026amp;#x27;s a book that got so close to the bone that the author was sued for libel by the police and received death threats from a variety of minor characters. It\u0026amp;#x27;s an indelible portrait of life in the underbelly of Thatcher\u0026amp;#x27;s Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes an introduction and afterword bringing the extraordinary, unhappy saga up to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Bloody Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a bloody good book\u0026amp;#x27; - Benjamin Zephaniah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Complex, emotional and moving. Read it\u0026amp;#x27; - David Peace on\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloody Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814081679518,"sku":"ADS-9780857304698","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857304698.jpg?v=1778334412","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857304698","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}