{"product_id":"the-cure-a-perfect-dream-9781786752031","title":"The Cure: A Perfect Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of The Cure: a tall tale of a truly unique British band.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cure's story is a fantastical pop fable, but their trajectory has not been one of unbroken success. Along the way, their uneven, uneasy pop odyssey has taken in fierce intra-band tensions and fall-outs, numerous line-up changes and even a bitter court case that saw original group members feuding over payments and ownership of the band's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has been alcoholism, substance abuse and countless long, dark nights of the soul, many of which have been translated into luscious dark-rock symphonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom gawky teenage art-punks in Crawley to gnomic, venerable rock royalty with 30 million record sales to their name, their journey has been a scarcely believable, vivid pop hallucination. \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Dream\u003c\/i\u003e is the tall tale of a truly unique British band. It's the story of The Cure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fully updated edition includes a deep dive into the band's long-awaited 14th studio album released in 2024: Songs of a Lost World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gemini Gift Books Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786752031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.50h x 9.84w x 0.94d","brand":"Ian Gittins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51911631634613,"sku":"9781786752031","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7ddeceb0-bb9e-436b-a37b-f4f9c39cd421.jpg?v=1761056965","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-cure-a-perfect-dream-9781786752031","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}