{"product_id":"9781780011561","title":"The Last of the Haussmans","description":"\u003cp\u003eA funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family full of longing that's losing its grip - The Last of the Haussmans is a play examining the fate of the revolutionary generation. It premiered at the National Theatre in 2012, starring Julie Walters and Rory Kinnear.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnarchic, feisty but growing old, high-society drop-out Judy Haussman remains in spirit with the ashrams of the 1960s, while holding court in her dilapidated art deco house on the Devon coast.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter an operation, she's joined by her wayward offspring, her sharp-eyed granddaughter, a local doctor and a troubled teenager who makes use of the family's crumbling swimming pool. Over a few sweltering months they alternately cling to and flee a chaotic world of all-day drinking, infatuations, long-held resentments, free love and failure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A knockout - entertaining, sad and outrageous. [Stephen Beresford] is going to be a major name' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Beresford's drama is frequently a hoot... you can't not enjoy' \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Beresford's debut is thoughtful and fresh, delighting in the savagery of a dysfunctional family... deliciously comical... drips with smart lines' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172491608304,"sku":"9781780011561","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780011561_p0.jpg?v=1769890883","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780011561","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}