{"product_id":"9781526694492","title":"Just Kids: Dyslexia-friendly Edition","description":"Author: Smith, Patti\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526694492\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 528 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatti Smith's definitive memoir is an evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sharp, elegiac and finely crafted' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Terrifically evocative ... The most spellbinding and diverting portrait of funky-but-chic New York in the late '60s and '70s that any alumnus has committed to print' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Render, harrowing, often hilarious' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1967, a chance meeting between two young people led to a romance and a lifelong friendship that would carry each to international success never dreamed of. The backdrop is Brooklyn, Chelsea Hotel, Max's Kansas City, Scribner's Bookstore, Coney Island, Warhol's Factory and the whole city resplendent. Among their friends, literary lights, musicians and artists such as Harry Smith, Bobby Neuwirth, Allen Ginsberg, Sandy Daley, Sam Shepherd, William Burroughs, etc. It was a heightened time politically and culturally; the art and music worlds exploding and colliding. In the midst of all this two kids made a pact to always care for one another. Scrappy, romantic, committed to making art, they prodded and provided each other with faith and confidence during the hungry years--the days of cous-cous and lettuce soup. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/i\u003e begins as a love story and ends as an elegy. Beautifully written, this is a profound portrait of two young artists, often hungry, sated only by art and experience. And an unforgettable portrait of New York, her rich and poor, hustlers and hellions, those who made it and those whose memory lingers near.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655896092830,"sku":"UBD-9781526694492","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526694492.jpg?v=1774836619","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526694492","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}