{"product_id":"ugly-chief-victoria-melody-9781786823700","title":"Ugly Chief","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2013, Mike was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease and given five years to live. Mike's daughter Victoria was put in charge of planning the funeral. But a year later the doctors realised they had misdiagnosed Mike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictoria and Mike decided to go ahead with the funeral anyway and Victoria went to Port Talbot to train as a funeral director. \u003ci\u003eUgly Chief\u003c\/i\u003e plays out the funeral Victoria planned, including her experieences of training at a funeral home \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUgly Chief\u003c\/i\u003e is a comic take on what we want and expect from a funerals and how the deceased might behave if they were actually there to see it. It also explores a father\/daughter relationship, and \"father and daughter reassess their relationship in the very act of making and performing the show\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe publication includes colour photographs from the premiere at Battersea Arts Centre and an interview with Victoria Melody.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Melody\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786823705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786823700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Victoria Melody","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48113726456063,"sku":"9781786823700","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb07841e-73d0-4b66-b11b-cf143d58bdcf.jpg?v=1769616916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ugly-chief-victoria-melody-9781786823700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}