{"product_id":"the-year-of-the-monkeydesigns-for-livingsodom-9780413761804","title":"The Year of the Monkey\/Designs for Living\/Sodom","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe latest collection of plays from \"the female counterpart to Quentin Crisp\" (Evening Standard) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Year of the Monkey, originally written for BBC Radio 3, comprises Bonfire Night, in which a daughter takes her sweet revenge; Arsehammers, where a grandson is sure that his grandfather's strange disappearances reveal supernatural powers, The Allotment, in which a quiet community of pensioners create a radical, anarchic commune by mistake, and The Year of the Monkey, where a mother yearns for some bad behaviour to puncture the boredom of her middle-class life.\u003cbr\u003eDesigns for Living is a modern love story, challenging conventions of identity and sexuality.\u003cbr\u003eSodom reveals Old Testament morality alive and well in middle England.\"Claire Dowie is the supreme advocate of rebellion. She debunks conformity, non-conformity - or almost anything which can be defined\" - The Stage\u003cbr\u003e\"She makes you laugh as she kicks you in the teeth\" - Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Dowie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berg 3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.84h x 5.10w x 0.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780413761804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Dowie is a writer\/performer\/poet\/comedian, and pioneer of 'stand-up theatre'. After starting out on the 'alternative' comedy circuit, she switched to stand-up comedy and to writing plays 'when the punchlines ran out'. Her first, Cat and Mouse, was performed in 1987, followed by Adult Child\/De ad Child, which won a Time Out Award. Other works include Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again fo r BBC2's City Shorts season, and Kevin for Central Children's Television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berg 3pl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40855157506163,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_db975a95-c2f0-4385-b15c-4dd2a5217da6.jpg?v=1686922968","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-year-of-the-monkeydesigns-for-livingsodom-9780413761804","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}