{"product_id":"galahads-fool-conrad-bishop-9780999728703","title":"Galahad's Fool","description":"\u003cp\u003eGALAHAD'S FOOL offers a glimpse of backstage reality unadorned by glitter but blessed with a hardscrabble magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA year after the death of his wife and co-creator, a grizzled puppeteer struggles to build a solo show. It's to be a lightweight spoof--an aging Sir Galahad launching a second mad quest for the Grail--but his heart isn't in it. When he envisions a peasant being flayed and a frail Fool named Sammy Shitpants appears, his play turns sharply personal. Albert sees that his show won't be for kids and probably not so funny. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story swings between Albert wrestling with the gnarly process of creating his off-beat puppet show and the fantastic narrative itself. While the Knight prepares his army--no solo knight-errant nonsense but a serious campaign--the Fool teaches the lonely wife Mara to juggle, and in desperation to follow her husband, she changes guises with the frail androgynous Fool. The quest becomes a mindless bloodbath, plague strikes, and Galahad and his Lady Fool alone survive as derelicts staggering through a futuristic dystopia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Albert's costumer Jeanette has claimed a deep stake in the project and awakens his latent desire. Their conflicts lead them into bed--a clumsy comedy, but laughter and the project create an ambivalent bond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn opening night, Jeanette tells him she's moving to Knoxville. Albert is shaken but steps forward into the play. At the climax, horsemen approach at a gallop, the Fool is trampled, dies in Galahad's arms, and is revealed as his wife. His tears fill a battered cup, and he drinks from the Grail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the final performances, Albert finds kinship with Galahad's despair and dogged vision. After closing night, Albert turns his battered Honda eastward. Jeanette has invited a visit, and he opens to the risk of new love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Conrad Bishop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0999728709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999728703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordworkers Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Conrad Bishop","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48216536252671,"sku":"9780999728703","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe99b94f-f712-4a75-946f-ba29cec3dffa.jpg?v=1771991657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/galahads-fool-conrad-bishop-9780999728703","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}