{"product_id":"the-goodby-people-mcnally-editions","title":"The Goodby People (McNally Editions)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1971, \u003cem\u003eThe Goodby People\u003c\/em\u003e is a landmark novel of post-Manson, pre-Disney Los Angeles. Set against the fading glamour of Old Hollywood, Gavin Lambert follows a drifting cast of characters including a bisexual draft dodger, a wealthy young widow searching for meaning, and a hopeful newcomer chasing a life in the movies. As they move between luxury homes, communes, fleeting romances, and impossible dreams, they are united by a shared sense of displacement in a city built on illusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElegant, compassionate, and remarkably ahead of its time, \u003cem\u003eThe Goodby People\u003c\/em\u003e is both a portrait of Los Angeles in transition and a timeless novel about longing, loneliness, and the fragile search for connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGavin Lambert (1924–2005) was a British novelist, screenwriter, biographer, and film critic who spent much of his life in Los Angeles. A close observer of Hollywood and its mythology, he wrote fiction and nonfiction that captured the city's glamour, contradictions, and hidden lives with remarkable insight. \u003cem\u003eThe Goodby People\u003c\/em\u003e is widely regarded as his masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcNally Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAugust 9, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e256\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · LGBTQ+ Fiction · American Literature · California Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781946022448\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45223024328886,"sku":"9781946022448","price":29.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781946022448.jpg?v=1782569903","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/the-goodby-people-mcnally-editions","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}