{"product_id":"the-greta-garbo-home-for-wayward-boys-and-girls-a-memoir-9781953002426","title":"The Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sequel to the author's critically acclaimed Delphinium title, \u003ci\u003eOne of These Things First\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is a poison-pen, love letter to the end of an era--Manhattan during the decadent, late 1970s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePicking up where he left off at the end of his widely praised debut memoir, \u003ci\u003eOne of These Things First\u003c\/i\u003e, Gaines recounts his hilarious, sometimes poignant attempt to forge a writing career and a successful love life in the gay world of the 1970s. He has limited success until he falls in love with an older woman dying of cancer. Meanwhile, he serendipitously begins a career as a writer when he meets a former child evangelist, and with na?ve chutzpah, manages to land a book deal that leads to a whirlwind career as a biographer, rock and roll columnist, and \u003ci\u003eroman ? clef\u003c\/i\u003e novelist who writes a book with a Studio 54 bartender that brings the world down around them. From inside the entertainment business in New York and L.A. to inside the publishing world, Gaines narrates a life of escapades and adventures and searching for love in all the wrong places. After hitting rock bottom, he writes a book about the Beatles that ends up on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list, leading to popular esteem and a feeling of momentary redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Delphinium Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953002426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steven Gaines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44561469702325,"sku":"9781953002426","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6f42ecee-7c0d-4cf3-90a3-1968acdd0c87.jpg?v=1723525655","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-greta-garbo-home-for-wayward-boys-and-girls-a-memoir-9781953002426","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}