{"product_id":"an-august-bank-holiday-lark-deborah-mcandrew-9781472583697","title":"An August Bank Holiday Lark","description":"\u003ci\u003eTomorrow morning, you and Frank Armitage are getting wed. In my opinion, marriage is blind optimism at any time, but especially in wartime. It's an act of faith.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking its title from a line in Philip Larkin's poem 'MCMXIV', \u003ci\u003eAn August Bank Holiday Lark\u003c\/i\u003e explores the impact of the First World War on a rural community in East Lancashire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the idyllic summer of 1914 rural Lancashire, everyone in the community is excited about Wakes week; a rest from field and mill and a celebration of the Rushbearing Festival with singing, courting, drinking and dancing. The looming war barely registers . . . but it will.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the lens of traditional rural life, the play follows the stories of the people of the village and witnesses their personal transitions from exuberance to touching naivety as they manage their loss with courage and humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn August Bank Holiday Lark \u003c\/i\u003ereceived its world premiere on 7 February 2014, in a touring production by Northern Broadsides and New Vic Theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah McAndrew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472583698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472583697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.22d","brand":"Deborah McAndrew","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587765547263,"sku":"9781472583697","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-august-bank-holiday-lark-deborah-mcandrew-9781472583697","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}