{"product_id":"the-promised-party-9781838859305","title":"The Promised Party","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ultra-vivid, carnivalesque memoir of Jennifer Clement's early life from 60s Mexico to 80s New York City - the prequel to \u003ci\u003eWidow Basquiat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Clement has lived a life like no other, and made of it a shimmering mosaic, a masterpiece, which is this book' Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up in 1970s Mexico City, Jennifer Clement lived next door to Frida Kahlo's house. It was a bohemian childhood, living alongside artists, communists, revolutionaries and poets, which allowed an awakening of creative freedom and curiosity about the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeaving behind Latin America for the burgeoning counter-culture scene in '80s New York, Clement inhabited the world of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Colette Lumiere and William Burroughs. Spanning two great cities, \u003ci\u003eThe Promised Party \u003c\/i\u003eexplores what it means to be young, free and alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jennifer Clement","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48281381863675,"sku":"9781838859305","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781838859305_ace7ccb6-c4a1-4a88-bfbe-4d44f3a5f459.jpg?v=1772487356","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-promised-party-9781838859305","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}