{"product_id":"betts-torben-betts-9781840028249","title":"Betts: Plays Three: The Optimist; The Swing of Things; The Company Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eIncludes the plays The Optimist, The Swing of Things and The Company Man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this third volume of his collected plays Torben Betts portrays a world of floundering, sub-alpha males and suicidally miserable women, of bullying parents, torturous childhoods and failing relationships, characters all baffled by the most basic question: how do we live good lives and be happy in the modern world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet on Guy Fawke's Night The Optimist (2002) concerns a Government Defence Minister who must face up to the consequences of the choices he has made, both professionally and personally. The Swing of Things (2005) hilariously examines a world where status anxiety and affluenza seem to have corrupted the soul of a whole generation. In The Company Man (2006) a dying woman's last night is marred by the conflict between her accomplished yet emotionally damaged husband and their deeply troubled son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Torben Betts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1840028246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781840028249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Torben Betts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217565200639,"sku":"9781840028249","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_930db6ed-9229-4382-a3bc-9e710db1ad62.jpg?v=1771998040","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/betts-torben-betts-9781840028249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}