{"product_id":"homework-by-geoff-dyer-9781837261987","title":"Homework","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Moving, atmospheric, truthful, perceptive and hilariously funny - I loved it: a piece of our English history, the story of a vanished time, which feels close at hand but thoroughly gone. What a story. What a great story' TESSA HADLEY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHomework\u003c\/em\u003e, Geoff Dyer reflects on his childhood and what it means to come of age in England in the 60s and 70s, in a country shaped by the aftermath of the Second World War but accelerating towards change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe was born in Cheltenham in the late fifties, the only child of a dinner lady and a planning engineer. Raised in a working-class area, Geoff and his mates found much joy recreating battles with their beloved Tommy guns, kicking a beachball around until its untimely death, and collecting anything and everything they could find; football cards, conkers and Action Man figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Geoff passes his 11-plus exams, he gets into a Cheltenham Grammar School, a school which drastically changes the trajectory of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46705352638700,"sku":"9781837261987","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/43c190982bcf6822d04328268baeb062.jpg?v=1754127544","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/homework-by-geoff-dyer-9781837261987","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}