{"product_id":"9780571382866","title":"Tales of the Suburbs : LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Grindrod, John \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 12\/03\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780571382866,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout LGBTQ+ history, suburbia has been seen as somewhere to escape from: a place where heterosexuality rules; where difference will not be tolerated; where you'll never find a soulmate. But for many, those streets of twitching curtains and pebble-dashed semis were - or still are - a place to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Addlestone to Wilmslow, Tales of the Suburbs explores the relatively untold twentieth century tale of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people in suburbia. Through remarkable archive material and original interviews, social historian John Grindrod reveals stories that are messy and moving, dark and funny, uplifting and extraordinary. Together, they reclaim suburbia as a space for all - or those that want it - where counter-cultural expression thrives despite the Neighbourhood Watch, and queer love and friendship bloom against the odds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56648986231157,"sku":"9780571382866","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780571382866.jpg?v=1769115071","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780571382866","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}