{"product_id":"the-whyte-cliffs-elaine-kennedy-dubourdieu-9781068150906","title":"The Whyte Cliffs: A Tragi-Comedy","description":"\"Abrasive, unsettling and bitingly funny.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Whyte Cliffs\u003c\/em\u003e is a sharp, darkly comic bilingual playscript (English-French) set against the backdrop of England's migrant crisis. Often abrasive and some might say shocking, it explores power, desire, and the fragile bonds of sorority on the south-east coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSiobhàn, a young Irish busker, is on her way to Paris to start a new life as a student. But before crossing to the continent, she has an old score to settle at the Whyte Cliffs Guest House. Mrs Whyte, the menopausal owner of the guest house, remains entangled in her long-term abusive relationship with Fred Tennant, a former member of the National Front who has long since lost interest in her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to rekindle his desire, Mrs Whyte leans on her friend Joan, who runs a makeshift beauty parlour from her garden shed next door. Singing, and its restorative force, together with the solidarity of women, drive this darkly comic drama towards its unexpected conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUne tragi-comédie qui se joue sur les falaises blanches de la côte anglaise, où les réfugiés clandestins arrivent en grand nombre, dans des petites embarcations précaires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs Whyte est propriétaire de The Whyte Cliffs,  une pension de famille, en grande difficulté financière depuis le Brexit. Toujours amoureuse de Fred, son compagnon violent qui ne s'intéresse plus à elle, Mrs Whyte cherche par tous les moyens à le reconquérir...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeureusement ses amies sont là pour venir à sa rescousse et l'aident à trouver la chanson qui guérirait ses maux ... C'est périlleux, mais Mrs Whyte sort enfin de son placard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elaine Kennedy-Dubourdieu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068150904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068150906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Softwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d","brand":"Elaine Kennedy-Dubourdieu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440564056319,"sku":"9781068150906","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec2e751c-188e-43e7-84b6-08a7d60e94f8.jpg?v=1777183277","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-whyte-cliffs-elaine-kennedy-dubourdieu-9781068150906","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}