{"product_id":"backstroke-9781839043994","title":"Backstroke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary play that puts the audience inside the maelstrom of its characters' lives...a multifaceted portrait of motherhood. --\u003ci\u003eArts Desk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBo is busy balancing the pressures of work and the needs of her struggling daughter. When her mother, the irrepressible force-of-nature Beth, is admitted to hospital following a stroke, the practical realities of the present collide with the complexities of their past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBackstroke\u003c\/i\u003e is a kaleidoscopic and compassionate play that offers a heartfelt, unsentimental portrayal of the slippery cord of maternal connection (\u003ci\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Mackmin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839043994","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45133372784777,"sku":"9781839043994","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_239881a7-9d4a-4741-b64f-fff1034578b7.jpg?v=1767677325","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/backstroke-9781839043994","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}