{"product_id":"in-youth-is-pleasure-1","title":"In Youth Is Pleasure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Unlike any other person I had come across, Welch seemed to be speaking particularly to me'' Alan Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Vivid ... surprising ... an exquisite balance of pain and beauty'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrvil Pym does not fit in. A waifish, eccentric, sensitive fifteen-year-old, he hates school and longs to be alone. Spending his Summer holidays in a genteel Surrey hotel with his mysterious father and two brothers who don''t understand him, he explores ancient churches, spies on a man rowing in the river and collects antiques, escaping into his own singular aesthetic world. First published in 1945, this is an unforgettable portrayal of a young man''s sensuous coming-of-age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A heightened, sensual journey ... it is Orvil''s vibrant energy that allows this book to bubble ... beautifully odd ... spectacular'' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314829468030,"sku":"NW9780241464137","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241464137.jpg?v=1778651677","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/in-youth-is-pleasure-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}