{"product_id":"9781350135925","title":"Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBlack Teeth and a Brilliant Smile\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAdelle Stripe | Lisa Holdsworth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting is the hardest thing I've done. It's a grind. You see me up here and you think I've made it. But it's not all it's cracked up to be. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Beacon, Buttershaw 1990. Andrea Dunbar, acclaimed writer of \u003ci\u003eRita, Sue, and Bob Too\u003c\/i\u003e, mum, sister, best friend, is struggling with her latest work. Her aching head is full of voices, stories from her past which have to be heard…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bittersweet tale of the north\/south divide, it reveals how a shy teenage girl defied the circumstances into which she was born and went on to become one of her generation's greatest dramatists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdelle Stripe's 'outstanding debut novel' of Andrea Dunbar's life is adapted for the stage by Lisa Holdsworth. This edition was published to coincide with the stage premiere at the Ambassador Theatre, Bradford in May 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdelle Stripe\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1976 and grew up in Tadcaster. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBlack Teeth and a Brilliant Smile,\u003c\/i\u003e is inspired by the life and work of playwright Andrea Dunbar. It received the Society of Authors' K Blundell Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. The Observer described it in their books of the year list as “A beautiful period piece of 1980s Britain, as funny and sad as anything by Dunbar herself”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdelle is the author of three poetry collections and her writing has appeared in The Quietus, New Statesman and The Guardian. She has recently contributed to \u003ci\u003eCommon People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writers.\u003c\/i\u003e An adaptation of \u003ci\u003eBlack Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e will tour across the UK in the coming year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 June 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350135925\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332725276812,"sku":"9781350135925","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_39a8fcbc-0a6b-4094-9838-bfd4c6c73336.jpg?v=1783605317","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350135925","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}