{"product_id":"a-handful-of-stars-paperback-1","title":"A Handful of Stars - 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\u003eBilly Roche\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping but warm-spirited snapshot of life in a small southern Irish town. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the sleepy Irish town of Wexford, where shotgun weddings are outnumbered only by random acts of violence, the pool hall is Jimmy's sanctuary. But will such a place embrace his bright ambition, or bring it down, burning, to the ground? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally part of Billy Roche's \u003ci\u003eThe Wexford Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e was first performed in 1988 at the Bush Theatre, where it won the John Whiting Award and the Plays and Players Award for Best New Play. This edition was published alongside the play's first professional stand-alone revival at Theatre503, London in 2014. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'simultaneously mean and warm, stifling and nourishing, comic and sad' - The Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'funny, rueful and tender... has the potency of truth' - Telegraph \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'carefully observed... almost unbearably honest' - Time Out \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'a nice balance of comedy and tension... [has] a great deal of warmth' - A Younger Theatre\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBilly Roche\u003c\/b\u003e was born and still lives in Wexford in southern Ireland, where all his plays are set. As well as \u003ci\u003eThe Wexford Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, his plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Cavalcaders\u003c\/i\u003e, seen at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and the Royal Court, London, and \u003ci\u003eAmphibians\u003c\/i\u003e for the RSC, \u003ci\u003eOn Such As We\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLay Me Down Softly\u003c\/i\u003e. All of his plays are published by NHB. Billy Roche has won the John Whiting, Thames TV and George Devine Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48361885466845,"sku":"9781848423992","price":38.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/KAI62minaj9781848423992.webp?v=1786525013","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/a-handful-of-stars-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}