{"product_id":"stroke-of-luck-9781472573216","title":"Stroke of Luck","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortly after the death of his wife, Lester Riley, an invalid who has suffered a premature stroke, announces to his three estranged middle-aged children that he is getting married again - to his young, sexy Japanese nurse. His children are also shocked to learn that Lester has saved an enormous amount of money from his secret life as the exclusive television and radio repairman to a Long Island Mafia family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo stop the nurse from getting this surprise inheritance they must stop the marriage. They try every trick in the book: legal, religious, psychological and - in the case of one son - criminal. But they fail; or do they? Lester, it seems, has a few tricks up his own sleeve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStroke of Luck\u003c\/i\u003e is a dark comedy that explores the themes of greed and guilt, how to reunite families that have been driven apart, and how debilitating physical ailments do not necessarily mean diminished mental faculties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Belling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472573216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Belling\u003c\/b\u003e has been a press agent for Broadway shows and films, a writer\/producer of award-winning radio commercials in London and Los Angeles, a narrator of documentaries for the Discovery Channel, the BBC and a writer\/editor of communications for Europe's largest computer services company, Capgemini. Larry Belling's first play, \u003ci\u003eNurse Lily\u003c\/i\u003e was showcased in New York starring Stacy Keach and Eli Wallach. Retitled \u003ci\u003eStroke of Luck \u003c\/i\u003eit premiered at the Park Theatre, London in January 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45125124423795,"sku":"9781472573216","price":25.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ef5b7e05-3135-4618-a677-6f38b6e93b5b.jpg?v=1782229628","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/stroke-of-luck-9781472573216","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}