{"product_id":"from-manchester-with-love","title":"From Manchester With Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eUNCUT\u003c\/i\u003e MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritically-acclaimed and bestselling author Paul Morley’s long-awaited biography of Factory Records co-founder and Manchester icon Tony Wilson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMOJO\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLOUDER THAN WAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Compelling . . . befitting its extraordinary subject.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRIAN ENO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Bracing and often surprisingly tender . . . the perfect monument.’\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Via Morley’s magical prose Tony Wilson comes back to life . . . inspiring.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD RUSSELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony Wilson was a man who became synonymous with his beloved city. As the co-founder of the legendary Factory Records and the Haçienda, he appointed himself a custodian of Manchester’s legacy of innovation and change, becoming a cultural pioneer for the North. To Paul Morley, he was this and much more: bullshitting hustler, flashy showman, inventive broadcaster, self-deprecating chancer, publicity seeker, loyal friend. It was Morley to whom Wilson left a daunting final request: to write this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Manchester with Love\u003c\/i\u003e is the biography of a man who changed the world around him through sheer\u003cbr\u003eforce of personality. In the cultural theatre of Manchester, Tony Wilson broke in and took centre stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An immersive experience . . . very moving indeed.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMIRANDA SAWYER, \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Not just a “biog” but the story of a city’s history and culture and a unique and disappearing figure.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTUART MACONIE, \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Morley’s biography is as illuminating on Wilson’s strange ability to hold others in his orbit, even after his death, as it is on the story of his life.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The man\/myth Wilson died aged 57 in 2006, but here he burns on fantastically bright.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUNCUT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312595509630,"sku":"NW9780571252503","price":12.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571252503.jpg?v=1778522286","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/from-manchester-with-love","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}