{"product_id":"a-handful-of-stars-billy-roche-9781848423992","title":"A Handful of Stars","description":"A gripping but warm-spirited snapshot of life in a small southern Irish town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the sleepy Irish town of Wexford, where shotgun weddings are outnumbered only by random acts of violence, the pool hall is Jimmy's sanctuary. But will such a place embrace his bright ambition, or bring it down, burning, to the ground? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally part of Billy Roche's \u003ci\u003eThe Wexford Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e was first performed in 1988 at the Bush Theatre, where it won the John Whiting Award and the Plays and Players Award for Best New Play. This edition was published alongside the play's first professional stand-alone revival at Theatre503, London in 2014. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'simultaneously mean and warm, stifling and nourishing, comic and sad' - The Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'funny, rueful and tender... has the potency of truth' - Telegraph \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'carefully observed... almost unbearably honest' - Time Out \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'a nice balance of comedy and tension... [has] a great deal of warmth' - A Younger Theatre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Billy Roche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848423993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848423992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.30d","brand":"Billy Roche","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486198804735,"sku":"9781848423992","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b8b8e7c-a197-47c1-a9e0-a0d94d4236e3.jpg?v=1778054305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-handful-of-stars-billy-roche-9781848423992","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}