{"product_id":"conservatory-paperback","title":"Conservatory - 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\u003eMichael West\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I wasn't throwing up. I was dying. I was very ill . . . And do you know what? In the middle of all that . . . malaise, I remember thinking \"This is what it's like to be married.\" But I'd do it again'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn elderly couple sit in a dark room in their house, doing the crossword, taking their tablets and knitting, all the while raking over a traumatic past that has all but destroyed them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eConservatory \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling play about loss and family which shows that happiness is not a necessary condition of togetherness. It premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in March 2014.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael West \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning playwright whose plays include \u003ci\u003eDublin by Lamplight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFoley \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Play on Two Chairs\u003c\/i\u003e, all produced with the Corn Exchange theatre company. He has written numerous translations including \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Ploughman\u003c\/i\u003e (Gate Theatre, London), \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e (Abbey Theatre) and \u003ci\u003eTartuffe \u003c\/i\u003e(Gate Theatre, Dublin).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48289135952121,"sku":"9781472579713","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Zxeq3IA2m39781472579713.webp?v=1776258746","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/conservatory-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}