{"product_id":"coward-plays-nol-coward-9781350041325","title":"Coward Plays: Nine: Salute to the Brave\/Time Remembered; Long Island Sound; Volcano; Age Cannot Wither; Design For Rehearsing","description":"\u003ci\u003eCoward Plays: 9\u003c\/i\u003e offers up a fascinating selection of No? Coward's lesser-known works. \u003ci\u003eSalute to the Brave\/Time Remembered \u003c\/i\u003e(1940) follows Leila Heseldyne after she has fled to America, leaving a war-torn Britain and her husband behind; \u003ci\u003eLong Island Sound\u003c\/i\u003e(1947) sees a writer coerced into a riotous flock of high flying society people with turbulent results; and \u003ci\u003eVolcano \u003c\/i\u003e(1957) depicts a volcanic eruption as it punctuates the dubious conduct of six individuals on a fictional South Sea island. This volume also includes \u003ci\u003eDesign for Rehearsing \u003c\/i\u003e(1933) was Coward's private satire on the way he, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne worked on \u003ci\u003eDesign for Living\u003c\/i\u003e. A\u003ci\u003ege Cannot Wither \u003c\/i\u003e(1967), Coward's last and unfinished play completes the collection as it portrays the boozy reunion of three women in their sixties, who meet without fail every year to reminisce. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether, these works offer a new and intriguing insight into Coward the playwright and his oeuvre that extends well beyond his most well-known works such as \u003ci\u003ePrivate Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlithe Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHay Fever\u003c\/i\u003e. The volume is introduced by Coward expert and scholar Barry Day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e No? Coward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350041327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350041325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"No? Coward","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44064349683967,"sku":"9781350041325","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_998f9169-109d-42da-8b54-5838cb611a74.jpg?v=1685394957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coward-plays-nol-coward-9781350041325","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}