{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5eb2ec99ca791fe17f6feae0/6823a23b14bdee61418604c7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Boys: a novel, with Leo Robson","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5eb2ec99ca791fe17f6feae0/1747165528812-1d2bae72-3b52-4e9a-9e17-6d1e9215c0a1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>London, 2012. Johnny Voghel is stuck. He has a dead-end job at a small university and a wilting relationship and is grieving the death of his parents. When his half-brother Lawrence returns to the old family home from Chicago after a period of estrangement, Johnny decides to do everything he can to win back his affection. It’s a quest he pursues with the help of Lawrence’s childhood sweetheart and a pair of mysterious and seductive students adrift in the city during the height of Olympics fever.</p><p><br></p><p>A generational saga that takes place over a fortnight, and a comedy about confusion and loss,&nbsp;<em>The Boys&nbsp;</em>follows Johnny as he revisits old grievances, cultivates new friendships – and tries to take control of his fate.</p><p><br></p><p>Leo meets Jack at <a href=\"https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/chinese-discovery-london-jincheng-alley\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jincheng Alley</a> on New Oxford Street.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow and subscribe to The Booking Club:</p><p><br></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@bookingclubpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>Twitter/X:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/bookingclubpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>Blue Sky: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y6w4mjbcqlqpr3sb2qzmljpb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bookingclubpod.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bookingclubpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>TikTok:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bookingclubpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bookingclubpod</a></p>","author_name":"Jack Aldane"}