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This new edition, with an afterword by Eley Williams, brings a pioneering and subversive work of queer literature to a new generation of readers.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57695194743157,"sku":"9781913512835","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/publisher-peninsula-press-ltd.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}