{"product_id":"the-year-of-the-monkeydesigns-claire-dowie-9780413761804","title":"The Year of the Monkey\/Designs for Living\/Sodom","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe latest collection of plays from \"the female counterpart to Quentin Crisp\" (Evening Standard) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Year of the Monkey, originally written for BBC Radio 3, comprises Bonfire Night, in which a daughter takes her sweet revenge; Arsehammers, where a grandson is sure that his grandfather's strange disappearances reveal supernatural powers, The Allotment, in which a quiet community of pensioners create a radical, anarchic commune by mistake, and The Year of the Monkey, where a mother yearns for some bad behaviour to puncture the boredom of her middle-class life.\u003cbr\u003eDesigns for Living is a modern love story, challenging conventions of identity and sexuality.\u003cbr\u003eSodom reveals Old Testament morality alive and well in middle England.\"Claire Dowie is the supreme advocate of rebellion. She debunks conformity, non-conformity - or almost anything which can be defined\" - The Stage\u003cbr\u003e\"She makes you laugh as she kicks you in the teeth\" - Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Dowie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0413761800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780413761804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.84h x 5.10w x 0.35d","brand":"Claire Dowie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119666491647,"sku":"9780413761804","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf49d5e4-67a9-4a55-9e26-59d0c0cf0340.jpg?v=1687410359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-year-of-the-monkeydesigns-claire-dowie-9780413761804","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}