{"product_id":"9781350448711-beautiful-thing","title":"Beautiful Thing","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeenage boys Ste and Jamie are neighbours on a South London estate. Jamie is more knowledgeable about \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003c\/i\u003e than football, while classmate Ste never misses a sports day. Both are being bullied, Jamie at school and Ste at home by his violent father and brother. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne night, when things get too much, Ste seeks refuge in Jamie's flat and, sharing a bed, the boys strike up a new relationship. Together they come to terms with their sexuality and explore their feelings alongside their Mama Cass loving, rebellious friend Leah and with the much-needed emotional support of Jamie's lioness mother, Sandra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirty years on from its initial publication, Jonathan Harvey's iconic, coming-out and coming-of-age story set in the nineties still resonates with ideas on community, friendship, rites of passage and what it is to be sixteen and in love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition is published to coincide with the revival at London's Stratford East theatre, in September, 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40980665204833,"sku":"9781350448711","price":12.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27511784.jpg?v=1721828839","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781350448711-beautiful-thing","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}