{"product_id":"yeah-the-boys","title":"Yeah the Boys","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bold, propulsive novel about male friendship and masculinity, set in the world of Holden Sheppard's bestselling debut Invisible Boys.\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\u003eCharlie'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\u003eZeke 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 for. 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\u003eHammer 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":"Holden Sheppard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51235193979165,"sku":"9781923390164","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/7927\/4269\/files\/9781923390164.jpg?v=1777766137","url":"https:\/\/queerbookbar.com\/products\/yeah-the-boys","provider":"Queer Book Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}