{"product_id":"the-pepsi-cola-addict-9781913689711","title":"The Pepsi Cola Addict","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe legendary lost novel in which fourteen-year-old Preston Wildey-King must choose between his all-consuming passion for Pepsi Cola and his love for schoolmate Peggy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"He walked into the turbulent super market. There were people everywhere. His eyes swept over the shelves and stabilised on a large stack of Pepsi-colas. He could almost experience the cool fizzy liquid descending his parched throat.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by June-Alison Gibbons when she was only 16, \u003ci\u003eThe Pepsi Cola Addict\u003c\/i\u003e is considered one of the great works of twentieth-century outsider literature. More than just a literary curiosity, however, this tale of a teenager whose passion for a well-known cola drink threatens to ruin his life is the uniquely vivid expression of a young woman trying to make sense of the confusing, often brutal world she in which found herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in 1982 by a vanity press who took  800 from its young author and gave her only a single book in return, it's thought that fewer than ten original copies still exist in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortly after its publication, June-Alison and her sister Jennifer would become infamous as \"The Silent Twins\" and find themselves cruelly incarcerated for over a decade in Broadmoor Hospital. This author-approved edition makes June-Alison Gibbon's remarkable vision widely available for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJune-Alison Gibbons wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Pepsi Cola Addict\u003c\/i\u003e in 1981, when she was 16. She now lives with her family in West Wales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFounder of the long running cult band Current 93, David Tibet is widely known as an artist and songwriter. His song cycles present a rich vein of ethereal imagery, arcane reference, and the supernatural, creating their own sound-worlds of heartfelt and mysterious poignancy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Strange Attractor Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615203135762,"sku":"9781913689711","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3da27a10-edce-45b1-bdb2-c119c6b873c6.jpg?v=1732478311","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pepsi-cola-addict-9781913689711","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}