{"product_id":"bondage-star-finch-9780881459036","title":"Bondage","description":"\u003cp\u003eBONDAGE takes place Pre-Emancipation on a small island in the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the onset of puberty, Zuri must use her wits to outsmart the twisted desires of a drunken master and a sadistic mistress on a haunted plantation. Hierarchies of race and gender collide in this AfroSurreal tale of an enslaved girl who dares to follow her own instincts toward liberation by any means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"...the drama thrills, partly because it's still so rare to see genuine bravery in theatrical depictions of race, partly because Finch has such a singular mode of expression.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLily Janiak, sfgate.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Finch's dialogue is potent, beautifully expressed and mysterious, especially in its dreamlike mystical moments. There's some haunting imagery in the play that gives it a ritualistic, almost fairy-tale-like quality at times. More than anything, though, it's a tense and unsettling piece that plays with race, gender, family and power dynamics in provocative and sometimes brutal ways.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Hurwitt, marinij.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Blending blunt prose with lush, intricate poetry, Finch does more than put lyrical words in the mouths of her richly rendered characters; she uses that language to create an atmosphere of off-kilter dreaminess...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Templeton, northbaystageandscreen.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Star Finch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0881459038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780881459036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadway Play Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.15d","brand":"Star Finch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365363970303,"sku":"9780881459036","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca0f248c-1125-4935-996a-5c425133609f.jpg?v=1697058108","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bondage-star-finch-9780881459036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}