{"product_id":"9780857862716","title":"The Colour Of Memory","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a literary fiction novel. It maps memory and urban life in the 1980s, focusing on a tight circle of friends living on the margins. The setting is Brixton’s council flats and the streets around them, a place of dole queues, small ambitions, and makeshift culture. The emotional tone is restrained, wry, and quietly defiant, crafted for readers who value precise storytelling and social realism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe content is presented as a story-led, character-driven odyssey through a city in flux. The narration favors a lean, laconic voice that sharpens social observation with quiet humor. Immersive period details—music, slang, daily rituals, the textures of the streets—make the era feel immediate and tangible without melodrama.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders move through scenes that feel cinematic, where memory and the everyday shape choices and chances. It’s a book that invites reflection rather than spectacle, letting the lives of its characters speak for themselves and offering a poignant portrait of belonging, resilience, and the costs of a changing city.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA vivid portrait of 1980s urban life, memory, friendship, and survival in a working-class neighborhood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStory-led narration with a lean, laconic wit and grounded social realism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA close look at a small circle of friends navigating unemployment, street life, and cultural currents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading experience that feels cinematic, built from precise details, mood, and atmosphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccessible, engaging prose that prompts reflection on memory and identity without spoilers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat the reader gains after finishing is a deeper understanding of how memory shapes identity, a nuanced sense of a specific moment in urban Britain, and a lasting impression of a city and its people. It builds empathy, curiosity, and a quiet, enduring appreciation for place and the lives that unfold within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Crossword.in","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540606529753,"sku":"9780857862716","price":999.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/3066\/9017\/files\/81Yy6RA-NDS._SL1500.jpg?v=1780084221","url":"https:\/\/www.crossword.in\/products\/9780857862716","provider":"Crossword.in ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}