{"product_id":"yeah-the-boys","title":"Yeah the Boys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold, propulsive novel about male friendship and masculinity, set in the world of Holden Sheppard's bestselling debut\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvisible Boys.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeven years after escaping their rural hometown, the boys - Charlie, Zeke and Hammer - are back, though not as we left them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie\u003c\/b\u003e's fighting spirit has faded as he's struggled to make it as a punk musician in Perth. The opening of a new gay bar by Curtis and Ahmed, an older gay couple who have become Charlie's mentors, offers him a different way to make his mark - but the bar's opponents have other ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZeke\u003c\/b\u003e is lost. He knows what he stands against - the closeted life and conventional success his strict Italian parents demanded of him - but doesn't know what he stands \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e. He surprises himself by joining a gay footy team: is it the mistake his friends think it is, or will playing footy finally give him what he's always wanted?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHammer\u003c\/b\u003e has it all - fame and fortune as a star football player - or so he thinks. He's still closeted, and can't stand the AFL stuffing diversity initiatives like Pride Round down everyone's throats, especially his. But when he opens his mouth, he ignites a furore that throws all the boys' lives into chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnapologetic and unforgettable, this is the story of three boys finding their way back to each other, and finding their own ways to become men.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Yeah the Boys","offer_id":45793787576517,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-923390-16-4.jpg?v=1770762350","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/yeah-the-boys","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}