{"product_id":"a-child-of-science-paperback","title":"A Child of Science - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGareth Farr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1978, three pioneering doctors changed the world of fertility as we know it. Supported by an army of immensely brave women from all over the UK, Patrick Steptoe, Robert Edwards and Jean Purdy achieved the impossible: they created human life in vitro.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaced with fierce criticism and hostility and hounded by the media for 'playing God', trials had to be kept largely under wraps. But the trio's determination to give hope to the thousands of families struggling to conceive eventually led to the first 'test-tube baby' and the creation of IVF, a procedure which has since supported the birth of over twelve million babies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGareth Farr's play \u003cem\u003eA Child of Science\u003c\/em\u003e is a fictionalized account of this true story of ambition and courage, based on extensive research and interviews with embryologists and fertility doctors, as well as those affected by and enabled by IVF. It was first performed at Bristol Old Vic in 2024, directed by Matthew Dunster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGareth Farr\u003c\/strong\u003e is an actor and writer. His plays include: \u003cem\u003eA Child of Science\u003c\/em\u003e (Bristol Old Vic, 2024); \u003cem\u003eBiscuits for Breakfast\u003c\/em\u003e (Hampstead Downstairs, 2023); \u003cem\u003eThe Quiet House\u003c\/em\u003e (Birmingham Rep \u0026amp; Park Theatre, London, 2016); and \u003cem\u003eBritannia Waves the Rules\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 2014 and tour; winner of a Judges' Award at the 2011 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting; Sydney Fringe Festival).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an actor he has worked with the RSC, Young Vic, West End, Royal Court, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Sheffield Theatres, and has had numerous television roles on programmes including \u003cem\u003eMisfits\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSkins\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVera\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219861422329,"sku":"9781839043161","price":38.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/4E2ylTW8l89781839043161.webp?v=1768170412","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-child-of-science-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}