{"product_id":"dont-look-at-me-like-that-9781681376110","title":"Don't Look at Me Like That","description":"\u003cb\u003eA candid novel of love, betrayal, and friendship about a young woman who breaks with her peers, moves to London, and begins a shocking affair.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEngland, in the mid-fifties. Meg Bailey has always aspired to live a respectable life. With her best friend, Roxane, she moves from secondary school to an un-Bohemian art college in Oxford. Under the watchful eye of Roxane's mother, Mrs. Weaver, the two girls flourish in Oxfordian society. But Meg constantly longs for more. Not content to stay in Oxford, she finds a job in London. Roxane stays behind and marries Dick, a man of Mrs. Weaver's choosing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Meg's independence grows, Dick suddenly appears in London for work. A connection to her past, Meg and Dick's friendship flourishes, blurring the lines of loyalty between what is and what was in a way that changes life for these three friends forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs sharp and startling now as when it was written, this unflinching and candid book of love and betrayal encapsulates Diana Athill's gift of storytelling at its finest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681376110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Diana Athill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917375738037,"sku":"9781681376110","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2ad12c9f-31c3-4e42-b851-5086645c1af2.jpg?v=1687283573","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dont-look-at-me-like-that-9781681376110","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}