{"product_id":"portland-place","title":"Portland Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortland Place \u003c\/i\u003eis the diary of Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971 which she recently uncovered whilst clearing out her loft. Working as a secretary for the BBC at the time Sarah's diary describes the life of a suburban girl who certainly wasn't 'swinging' but who was ironically not only working on a cutting edge BBC survey on sex education but also in the throes of an unlikely affair with middle-aged working-class Irish lift attendant Frank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah talks humorously and frankly about what it was like to be a young working woman at the time as well as life at the BBC during the 1970s and the difficulties of navigating her first romance. She is funny and self-effacing with a self-knowledge that only few attain. Her innocence and naivety are hugely charming and the diary forms a valuable snapshot of a time not so far away that is now lost to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786491228339,"sku":"9781472124685","price":1039.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477290519781472124685.jpg?v=1762803029","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/portland-place","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}