{"product_id":"the-choral-9780571396283","title":"The Choral","description":"\u003ci\u003eYou don't have to believe it. I always took \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003eMatthew Passion\u003ci\u003e with a pinch of salt.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eRamsden, Yorkshire, 1916. The ambitious local Choral Society is depleted as men volunteer for the front and plans for their St Matthew Passion by German composer J. S. Bach are scuppered by patriotic fervour. Dr Guthrie, the mysterious, exacting new Chorus Master, finds a replacement in Elgar's Dream of Gerontius and swells the choir's numbers with teenage boys and girls. Together they discover the urgency of desire and the joy of singing as the new boys come to terms with their imminent conscription, and friendships and summer trysts are suffused with a melancholy sense of all that might soon be lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe screenplay will be published alongside the film's UK release (on 7 November 2025), and includes a preface by the author and an introduction from Nicholas Hytner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Bennett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.87h x 5.12w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571396283","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45109274312841,"sku":"9780571396283","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_4cf80bb8-42d4-4156-a59a-3e7ccb5e1e41.jpg?v=1767073740","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-choral-9780571396283","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}