{"product_id":"9781448208180-a-particular-friendship","title":"A Particular Friendship","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLetters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An absorbing volume'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e - The Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in 1989, \u003ci\u003eA Particular Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of letters following Dirk Bogarde’s first four memoirs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘London guests staying hate it. Keeps them awake all night they complain. The bleating in the utter stillness. I heal with it, as you did.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis epistolary collection finds Bogarde at his most honest and touching, engaging in conversation with a woman he has never met and whose only interest in him comes from the simple fact that he now happens to live in a house that she once owned. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese letters provide an insight into the wit and intelligence of a great man without the stifling constraints of other literary forms. It presents us with a platform and a relationship that allows Bogarde to freely reminisce, discuss politics, gossip about those around him and provide razor-sharp cameo portraits of the famous. The correspondences were all written before Bogarde saw himself as an author and stand as a testament to his literary talent, domestic sensibilities, and his unquestionable compassion in sharing so much with a complete stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55834673676662,"sku":"9781448208180","price":12.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_35064027_13b59b7d-ab49-4ce2-a6a1-de69680e087b.jpg?v=1751532570","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781448208180-a-particular-friendship","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}