The Retreat from Moscow
A Play About a Family
$26.07
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
23 March 2004
Summary
The celebrated author of Shadowlands tells the powerful story of a husband who decides to be truthful in his marriage, and of the wife and son whose lives will never be the same again.
“A finely perceptive, eloquently tender and exquisite new play.” - New York
How well do we know the people we marry? Is it wrong to decide it’s time to be honest? Is love enough to save a family?
Edward and Alice have been married for thirty-three years. He is a teacher…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400077632 |
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| ISBN-10: | 140007763X |
| Author: | William Nicholson |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 23 March 2004 |
| Weight: | 134g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“A finely perceptive, eloquently tender and exquisite new play.” —New York “Riveting…. Subtle and powerful, [with] marvelous emotional complexity.” —The New Yorker “A tense family drama…. Spare, emotionally brutal.” —Time Out New York “A truly devastating piece of theater.” —New York Daily News “The best new play in twenty years…. This perfectly written masterwork shimmers with delicacy and precision.” —The Journal News
About The Author
William Nicholson
WILLIAM NICHOLSON is the author of the play Shadowlands, which was made into a film starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger. He received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay for Shadowlands and has written numerous other screenplays as well as a forthcoming novel, The Society of Others, and a trilogy of children’s fantasy adventure novels. He lives in London.
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