{"product_id":"9781350694194","title":"Farmer's Wife","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFarmer's Wife\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHannah Khalil\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChange is inevitable, is important. The\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebirds know it – they've adapted their songs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebecause of the noise of the motorway. The\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efoxes know it – some of them have even\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emoved into towns where there's more\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efood to be had . . . do you understand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eit's change or die!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Farmer's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, one day holds a lifetime. Three generations of women from the same family – a daughter, a mother and a grandmother – share a kitchen, their stories overlapping as the past and present sit side by side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe animals need feeding. The bills need paying. The forms need filling in. The meals need cooking. The vet needs calling. The list never ends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the centre of it all is one woman, holding everything together and beginning to wonder how much longer she can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by Helen Rebanks' Sunday Times best-selling memoir and shaped by the voices of women in farming across Cumbria, Hannah Khalil's original play captures both the beauty and the weight of a life rooted in the land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Farmer's Wife \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of resilience and community in a changing world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the production at Theatre by the Lake in September 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah Khail was named one of four writers in residence at Bristol Old Vic from 2025-2030 along with Winsome Pinnock, Sam Parker and Muneera Pilgrim. She has also been named an Associate Artist of Shakespeare's Globe. Recent work includes Love Omar at Theatro Technis London (pictured) and radio plays Tipping Point  and Margaret White and the Alcoran of Mahomet both available on BBC Sounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere, Hannah's latest play My English Persian Kitchen transferred to Soho Theatre London from September to October 2024 after a sell out, award-winning (Entertainment Now Outstanding Theatre Production), critically acclaimed run at the Traverse as part of the Edinburgh Festival 2024. It was one of the Evening Standard's picks of the Edinburgh transfers. It returned to Soho in autumn 2025 ahead of a Bristol and Irish tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 October 2026\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\u003e9781350694194\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\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63035702575244,"sku":"9781350694194","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_c76d503c-5cd0-4fb8-90a1-739e88c62e7a.jpg?v=1792189945","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350694194","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}