{"product_id":"9780881457346","title":"The Devil's Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e “It wouldn’t be the first time a reckless marriage led straight to hell. Rarely, however, has a spouse—however demonic—turned out to be literally Satan. Which somewhat raises the stakes for three sisters hoping a mysterious suitor will rescue them from desperate financial straits in THE DEVIL’S WIFE…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoosely adapted from an ancient Italian folk tale…playwright Tom Jacobson’s delightfully creepy new postmodern fable makes an entertaining and thought-provoking debut…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e…the story [is situated] in an ambiguous but vaguely Spanish-American Gothic setting that stylishly befits Jacobson’s whimsical mash-up of fairy-tale tropes and modern sensibilities. As in the original legend, the Prince of Darkness successively woos three sisters in the guise of Nicolas Mastema, a wealthy, suavely seductive lawyer who promises to salvage their endangered family estate if one of them will marry him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only catch: His bride must never open the door to his cellar, which reportedly offers that which each visitor most desires. Oh, and there’s a curious business involving a wooden staff bequeathed by the sisters’ late father that Nicolas seems way too eager to acquire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE DEVIL’S WIFE is a smart, satisfying thrill ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaturally, the temptation to cross the forbidden threshold proves impossible to resist, first for the beautiful but haughtily insecure Bonita, then for the sweet-tempered sexpot, Dulce. It’s left to the brainy Sofia to try to outwit Nicolas with a strategy that ultimately pits heaven against hell…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacobson’s signature intelligence and wit are never in short supply, and running a little more than an hour the play elegantly poses an ever-deepening volley of sophisticated theological and philosophical questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e…THE DEVIL’S WIFE is a smart, satisfying thrill ride with a unique supernaturally tinged caution against depending on the kindness of strangers.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Brandes, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadway Play Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50086806946032,"sku":"9780881457346","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780881457346","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}