{"product_id":"the-grand-gesture-paperback","title":"The Grand Gesture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah McAndrew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDeborah McAndrew\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe world was cruel to Simeon Duff\u003cbr\u003eMad and mired in the deepest slough\u003cbr\u003eNobody seemed to give a stuff\u003cbr\u003e'bout Simeon, Simeon Duff\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSimeon Duff is working class, unemployed and desperate. His wife works. He's lost all self-esteem. He's on the scrap heap and wants to end it all . . . and so begins this brilliantly insane comedy about a man on the edge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen word gets out that Duff is going to top himself, a host of ne'er-do-wells crawl out of the woodwork, each wanting to claim his grand gesture for their 'noble cause'. Let's face it, why waste a death? But which cause shall it be . . . love, politics, religion, or the rising price of fish? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill the disillusioned Duff go through with it? Will he really top himself for a dubious cause? Is he worth it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's \u003ci\u003eThe Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e (1928), \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Gesture \u003c\/i\u003eis a witty satire of lobbyists seeking political control.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah McAndrew\u003c\/b\u003e's first break as a writer came in 2004 when Northern Broadsides produced her adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Bells\u003c\/i\u003e by Leopold Lewis. Deborah's adaptation of \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist \u003c\/i\u003e(directed by Josette Bushell-Mingo) played at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton as their 2009\/10 Christmas show. Her play, \u003ci\u003eFlamingoland\u003c\/i\u003e, is published by Nick Hern Books and her adaptation of Gogol's \u003ci\u003eA Government Inspector\u003c\/i\u003e is published by Methuen Drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53300735770931,"sku":"9781472531186","price":31.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/pbJCNXpX6c9781472531186.webp?v=1777496371","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-grand-gesture-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}