{"product_id":"backstroke-anna-mackmin-9781839043994","title":"Backstroke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary play that puts the audience inside the maelstrom of its characters' lives...a multifaceted portrait of motherhood. --\u003ci\u003eArts Desk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBo is busy balancing the pressures of work and the needs of her struggling daughter. When her mother, the irrepressible force-of-nature Beth, is admitted to hospital following a stroke, the practical realities of the present collide with the complexities of their past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBackstroke\u003c\/i\u003e is a kaleidoscopic and compassionate play that offers a heartfelt, unsentimental portrayal of the slippery cord of maternal connection (\u003ci\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Mackmin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839043997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839043994\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 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Anna Mackmin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881139884287,"sku":"9781839043994","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98964303-ce93-4bde-ba00-b9e56eff587e.jpg?v=1747970795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/backstroke-anna-mackmin-9781839043994","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}