{"product_id":"children-of-paradise","title":"Children of Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Holly applies for a job at the Paradise \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– one of the city's oldest cinemas, squashed into the ground floor of a block of flats \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– she thinks it will be like any other shift work.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe cleans toilets, sweeps popcorn, avoids the belligerent old owner, Iris, and is ignored by her aloof but tight-knit colleagues who seem as much a part of the building as its fraying carpets and endless dirt. Dreadful, lonely weeks pass while she longs for their approval, a silent voyeur.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo when she finally gains the trust of this cryptic band of oddballs, Holly transforms from silent drudge to rebellious insider and gradually she too becomes part of the Paradise \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– unearthing its secrets, learning its history and haunting its corridors after hours with the other ushers. It is no surprise when violence strikes, tempers change and the group, eyes still affixed to the screen, starts to rapidly go awry. . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camilla Grudova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128471060737,"sku":"9781838956349","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2023-05-04T141203.392.png?v=1683205936","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/children-of-paradise","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}