{"product_id":"two-billion-beats-sonali-bhattacharyya-9781839040726","title":"Two Billion Beats","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Asha is an emphatic rebel, unafraid of pointing out the hypocrisy around her but less sure how to actually dismantle it. Her younger sister, Bettina, wide-eyed and naïve, is just trying to get through the school day without getting her pocket money nicked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween essays, homework and bus journeys home the two sisters meet outside the school gates each afternoon, smarting at the injustice of the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBouncing with wit, Sonali Bhattacharyya's mesmerizing play \u003cem\u003eTwo Billion Beats\u003c\/em\u003e is an insightful, moving and tremendously funny coming-of-age story about the unfairness of growing up in a world where you don't make the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt premiered at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in February 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn earlier version of the play was performed as part of the Orange Tree's \u003cem\u003eInside\/Outside\u003c\/em\u003e season, livestreamed in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sonali Bhattacharyya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839040726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839040726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Sonali Bhattacharyya","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425399718143,"sku":"9781839040726","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2b16f85-a979-4571-83ce-7448b6bae629.jpg?v=1761538957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/two-billion-beats-sonali-bhattacharyya-9781839040726","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}