{"product_id":"manchester-by-the-sea-kenneth-lonergan-9781468316612","title":"Manchester by the Sea: A Screenplay","description":"\u003cb\u003eKenneth Lonergan's Academy Award and BAFTA-winning screenplay for the acclaimed film \u003ci\u003eManchester by the Sea \u003c\/i\u003eis a staggering achievement, an emotionally devastating meditation on grief and \"a drama of surpassing beauty\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lee Chandler is a brooding, irritable loner who works as a handyman in Boston. One damp winter day he gets a call summoning him to his hometown, Manchester-by-the-Sea, the fishing village where his working-class family has lived for generations. His brother's heart has given out suddenly, and he's been named guardian to his riotous 16-year-old nephew. His return re-opens an unspeakable tragedy, as he is forced to confront a past that separated him from his wife, Randi, and the community where he was born and raised. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A sweeping story of loss and new beginnings, \u003ci\u003eManchester by the Sea \u003c\/i\u003e\"illuminates with quiet, unyielding grace how you and I and our neighbors get by, and sometimes how we don't\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rounding out the volume is a trenchant and incisive introduction by Kenneth Lonergan on writing for film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Lonergan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1468316613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781468316612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Kenneth Lonergan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996257353983,"sku":"9781468316612","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e1b9f79-c9b3-42f1-bf48-fff0936be51a.jpg?v=1683340653","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/manchester-by-the-sea-kenneth-lonergan-9781468316612","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}