{"product_id":"love-and-war-western-style-paperback","title":"Love and War Western Style - 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\u003eRose Scollard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove and War Western Style\u003c\/em\u003e presents three radio plays commissioned by the CBC in the early 1990s. Snappy dialogue, whip-quick storytelling, and vivacious humour come together in these clever deconstructions of familiar romantic vehicles--the western, the Hollywood musical, the romance novel--featuring imaginary cowboys, wishes that go awry, and tough, unstoppable, feisty women. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Don't Fence Me In\u003c\/em\u003e, Mitch Carter and his imaginary horse Boscoe face down the evil Dan Kinkaid in little one-horse towns called Gunshot, or Abaloney, or Mesquite, dreaming up great adventures --until Mitch's old friend Effie comes a-knockin'. In Boscoe's opinion, Mitch never should have opened that door. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pretzel Maker\u003c\/em\u003e, originally broadcast live from a tea dance at the Palliser Hotel, shows the unintended consequences that occur when Cornelia the Wish Therapist reads the leaves at the bottom of the obsessively shy Eric's teacup. Unstoppable metamorphosis and a relentless desire for revenge are triggered while Cornelia struggles to get a grip.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove and War Western Style\u003c\/em\u003e follows the course of true love in the west, and it's a bumpy ride. Leo and Vinnie are a match made in heaven, if only he'd stop running her over with the tractor. Beryl spurns all her suitors and takes up chicken farming, but tricky Clyde has no intentions of staying spurned. And the wooing of Hallie Bedford makes Machiavelli look like a grade schooler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pleasure to read and a joy to perform, \u003cem\u003eLove and War Western Style\u003c\/em\u003e follows in the rich Canadian radio tradition of Stuart McLean, Thomas King, and W.O. Mitchell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580349870387,"sku":"9781773856155","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/S6SCURMGl99781773856155.webp?v=1761512003","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/love-and-war-western-style-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}