{"product_id":"utopia-avenue-by-david-mitchell","title":"Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eUtopia Avenue might be the most curious British band you've never heard of.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmerging from London's psychedelic scene in 1967, folksinger \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eElf Holloway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, blues bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDean Moss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, guitar virtuoso \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJasper de Zoet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and jazz drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGriff Griffin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e together created a unique sound, with lyrics that captured their turbulent times. The band produced only two albums in two years, yet their musical legacy lives on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of Utopia Avenue's brief, blazing journey from Soho clubs and draughty ballrooms to the promised land of America, just when the Summer of Love was receding into something much darker - a multi-faceted tale of dreams, drugs, love, sexuality, madness and grief; of stardom's wobbly ladder and fame's Faustian pact; and of the collision between youthful idealism and jaded reality as the Sixties drew to a close.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbove all, this bewitching novel celebrates the power of music to connect across divides, define an era and thrill the soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lit Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52610834202937,"sku":"11855337","price":75.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/6871\/7369\/files\/11855337.jpg?v=1776941020","url":"https:\/\/shop.cziplee.com\/products\/utopia-avenue-by-david-mitchell","provider":"CzipLee Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}