{"product_id":"twenty-thousand-streets-under-the-sky-a-london-trilogy-new-york-review-books-classics","title":"Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky: A London Trilogy (New York Review Books Classics)","description":"NYRB Classics presents 3 darkly humorous, atmospheric novellas of love and disappointment, set in a run-down London pub after WWI—from the author of the Hitchcock classics Gaslight and Rope.\n\n“Bleak and brilliant. . . an authentic lost classic.” —The Guardian\n\nFeaturing a Dickensian cast of pubcrawlers, prostitutes, lowlifes, and just plain losers who are looking for love—or just an ear to bend—Hamilton’s novels are a triumph of deft characterization, offbeat humor, unlikely compassion, and raw suspense. In recent years, Hamilton has undergone a remarkable revival, with his champions including Doris Lessing, David Lodge, Nick Hornby, and Sarah Waters.\n\nTwenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is a tale of obsession and betrayal that centers on a seedy pub in a run-down part of London. Bob the waiter skimps and saves and fantasizes about writing a novel, until he falls for the pretty prostitute Jenny and blows it all. Kindly Ella, Bob’s co-worker, adores Bob, but is condemned to enjoy nothing more than the attentions of the insufferable Mr. Eccles; Jenny, out on the street, is out of love, hope, and money. We watch with pity and horror as these three vulnerable and yet compellingly ordinary people meet and play out bitter comedies of longing and frustration.\n\nIncluded:\nThe Midnight Bell (1929)\nThe Siege of Pleasure (1932)\nThe Plains of Cement (1934)\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1590172566\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1590172566.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hamilton, Patrick|Moore, Susanna\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41499820523578,"sku":"DBV.1590172566.VG","price":11.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1590172566-0.jpg?v=1783041329","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/twenty-thousand-streets-under-the-sky-a-london-trilogy-new-york-review-books-classics","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}