{"product_id":"pre-order-big-man","title":"(Pre-Order) Big Man","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a Pre-Order. Book Releases \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e03\/09\/26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e. Your order will ship on or around that date.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows the life of Big, a middle-aged, Black British gay man who lives a gentle life with his boyfriend, Little, in their home in East London. Big and Little enjoy evenings out and group holidays with friends, as much as practising yoga together at home, and running side by side along the Hackney canals. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBig came of age in the club scene under the watchful eye of Mother, an African American trans woman who made a home and a name for herself in London, her house a refuge for wayward queer youth like Big. When he finds out Mother is releasing a memoir, the two reconnect after decades of distance, and Big finds himself having to confront a long-repressed assault that opens old – and new – wounds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA tender, daring novel full of gentle humour, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores themes of identity, aging, sex, family, and trauma, turning a lens on what it means to age as a queer person, while being a double-edged love letter to the people and places that make us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BookWyrm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58200486707581,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/9520\/6693\/files\/IMG-5779.jpg?v=1779535881","url":"https:\/\/bookwyrm.co.uk\/products\/pre-order-big-man","provider":"BookWyrm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}