{"title":"Gregory Ladner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGregory Ladner\u003c\/strong\u003e offers heartfelt memoirs that explore personal growth, resilience, and the bonds that shape our lives. His narratives invite readers into intimate moments, conveying universal emotions with warmth and honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect stories that blend reflection and storytelling, often highlighting the tender complexities of human relationships. Ladner’s works speak quietly but powerfully to those drawn to sincere, thought-provoking biography and memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-boy-and-his-bear-by-gregory-ladner-9781743798959","title":"A Boy and his Bear","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this raw and hilarious memoir, a boy of humble beginnings in working-class Melbourne goes from dressing up his teddy to designing for Melbourne’s high society. Gregory Ladner lifts the lid on a world of gorgeous women, glamorous gowns and salacious secrets. It’s a rags-to-riches story – without the rags!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Boy and his Bear\u003c\/i\u003e tracks Ladner’s career as an Australian couturier, an international designer working in Hong Kong, and a creator of a hugely successful fashion accessory company. Beneath the glitz, it is also a highly entertaining mosaic of intimate and shocking confessions, both sensitive and brutal – a story of love, loss and social taboos in a society laced with contradictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRevealing in more ways than one, and illustrated by the author’s own exquisite pen drawings, the colourful retrospective is a vivid, no-holds-barred reflection of a bygone era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48240546119916,"sku":"9781743798959","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781743798959-a-boy-and-his-bear-1.jpg?v=1787918561"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/gregory-ladner.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}