{"product_id":"the-madwoman-in-the-volvo-sandra-tsing-loh-9781474293273","title":"The Madwoman in the Volvo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI don't remember exactly when my formerly charming, humorous, omnipotent mother, who would swim a mile out into the ocean to get your beach ball in choppy seas, did the great recede. But she was a tide gradually but\u003cbr\u003eirrevocably washing out, she retreated, she receded, she drifted away, and there was nothing anybody could do about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ancient times, tribal women went alone to caves during menopause. Today, the 50 million menopausal women in America turn to cheery self-help books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs for Loh and her female friends, they are determined not to go quietly into their sixth decade, but instead opt for a desert festival of debauchery and half-nude stoners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on her acclaimed memoir of the same title that Booklist calls \"hilarious, comforting and enlightening\", Loh's play is a hilarious, provocative, often moving consideration of what it is to be a woman in a society that values and reveres youth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mad Woman in the Volvo\u003c\/i\u003e received its world premiere on 3 January 2016 at South Coast Repertory, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra Tsing Loh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474293271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474293273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.14d","brand":"Sandra Tsing Loh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489268846847,"sku":"9781474293273","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_acb49bd4-249c-4e48-b70e-09b11a0150ff.jpg?v=1736953056","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-madwoman-in-the-volvo-sandra-tsing-loh-9781474293273","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}