{"product_id":"slaves-of-solitude","title":"Slaves Of Solitude","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''All his novels are terrific, but this one is my favourite'' Sarah Waters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Hamilton''s novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne''s new dance theatre production, \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Bell\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasuring out the wartime days in a small town on the Thames, Miss Roach is not unattractive but no longer quite young. The Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, where she lives with half a dozen others, is as grey and lonely as its residents. For Miss Roach, ''slave of her task-master, solitude'', a shaft of not altogether welcome light is suddenly beamed upon her, with the appearance of a charismatic and emotional American Lieutenant. With him comes change - tipping the precariously balanced society of the house and presenting Miss Roach herself with a dilemma.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306506428798,"sku":"NW9780349141541","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349141541.jpg?v=1778260045","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/slaves-of-solitude","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}