{"product_id":"the-boyfriend-academy-9780008714086","title":"The Boyfriend Academy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLove is forbidden. Truth is dangerous. Survival is everything. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'An absolute masterpiece' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGanymede's is no ordinary boarding school. Behind its spiral towers and manicured lawns, boys are forged into the men society demands - strong, obedient, perfect. Graduate, and the world is yours: a home, a career, a wife. But fail... and you're no longer useful to society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Dylan Cecil it should be simple: keep his head down, survive graduation, and earn his place. 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