{"product_id":"9781784702694","title":"The Picturegoers","description":"Author: Lodge, David\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784702694\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 May 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first novel from one of Britain's best loved writers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to the Palladium, Brickley. Once the grandest music-hall south of the river, now its peeling foyer is home to stale popcorn, a depressed manager, and a cast of disparate picturegoers who touch and shape each other's destinies. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAmongst them is Mark, the cynical intellectual who seeks sensuality and finds spirituality; Clare, his girlfriend, who loses faith and discovers passion; Father Kipling, the scandalized priest; and Harry, the sexually frustrated Teddy boy. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn his astutely observed first novel, David Lodge ushers in a congregation of characters whose hopes, confusions and foibles play out alongside the celluloid fantasies of the silver screen.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48307140722846,"sku":"UBD-9781784702694","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784702694.jpg?v=1789982189","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784702694","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}