Albany Park - by Patrice Chaplin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Sensual, vivid, and sometimes shocking, <i>Albany Park</i> is the story of Patrice Chaplin's years as a youth--from a grey, wartime childhood to exhilarating and dangerous adventures in Europe and a romantic infatuation in a sun-drenched Catalonian city.</p> <p>Patrice and Beryl, teenagers in the 1950s, live in Albany Park, a London suburb. Life is full of make-up, boys, trad jazz, and Soho nightclubs, and their dreams are of Hollywood. Leaving behind dead-end jobs, they hitchhike across Spain, dressed in the alternative street fashions of the day--white lipstick, dangle earrings, drainpipe trousers. Their path leads to the ancient city of Girona and the charismatic poet José Tarres. For Patrice, it is a homecoming--a rebirth that will mark the end of a friendship and the beginning of a lifelong obsession. </p> <p>Patrice is enchanted by José, but there are shadows on the sunlit days--a possessive mother, mysterious absences, rumors of women, and whispers of espionage. With plans to elope seemingly aborted, she finds herself alone in Paris, working as a showgirl, arrested as a vagrant, and escaping unwanted sexual advances. Only years later, after returning to Girona as a writer, does she finally learn the truth about the enigmatic José, the first and true passion of her life.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Surging intensity that keeps the reader glued to the page--On the Road, European style." --<b><i>New York Times</i></b></p><p>"Perfectly pitched and painfully funny.... Chaplin is a true original." --<b><i>New Society</i></b></p><p>"The best evocation of a country since Laurie Lee's." --<b><i>Daily Mail</i></b></p><br>
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