{"product_id":"9781350040120","title":"Coward Plays: Nine: Salute to the Brave\/Time Remembered; Long Island Sound; Volcano; Age Cannot Wither; Design For Rehearsing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoward Plays: 9\u003c\/i\u003e offers up a fascinating selection of Noël Coward's lesser-known works. \u003ci\u003eSalute to the Brave\/Time Remembered \u003c\/i\u003e(1940) follows Leila Heseldyne after she has fled to America, leaving a war-torn Britain and her husband behind; \u003ci\u003eLong Island Sound\u003c\/i\u003e(1947) sees a writer coerced into a riotous flock of high flying society people with turbulent results; and \u003ci\u003eVolcano \u003c\/i\u003e(1957) depicts a volcanic eruption as it punctuates the dubious conduct of six individuals on a fictional South Sea island. This volume also includes \u003ci\u003eDesign for Rehearsing \u003c\/i\u003e(1933) was Coward's private satire on the way he , Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne worked on \u003ci\u003eDesign for Living\u003c\/i\u003e. A\u003ci\u003ege Cannot Wither \u003c\/i\u003e(1967), Coward's last and unfinished play completes the collection as it portrays the boozy reunion of three women in their sixties, who meet without fail every year to reminisce. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, these works offer a new and intriguing insight into Coward the playwright and his oeuvre that extends well beyond his most well-known works such as \u003ci\u003ePrivate Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlithe Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHay Fever\u003c\/i\u003e. The volume is introduced by Coward expert and scholar Barry Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127777050864,"sku":"9781350040120","price":72.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781350040120_p0.jpg?v=1763710972","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781350040120","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}