{"product_id":"9781836742647","title":"Scene City","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Roisin Tapponi \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 October 2026 by Verso Books in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Verso Fiction' series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 | 250g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomy, an art history student, is committed to a headlong and accelerating pursuit of pleasure in the rarefied air of the capital's art scene. Her sense of self fraying in this whirligig of decadence, she discovers in writing a way to keep her feet on the ground. Soon, Romy and her merry band of gays discover they are immersed in, of all unlikely things, the maelstrom of a developing novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTapping into Laurence Sterne as much as it does Eve Babitz and Truman Capote, this infectious debut explores authorship and identity. It asks whether the pursuit of meaning can (or should) ever get in the way of a good time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507733733751,"sku":"9781836742647","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781836742647.jpg?v=1790954927","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781836742647","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}