Three Plays (Classic Reprint): The Shadow, the Mother, the Secret Woman - Couverture souple

Phillpotts, Eden

 
9781330942116: Three Plays (Classic Reprint): The Shadow, the Mother, the Secret Woman

Synopsis

A tense study of duty, desire, and consequences in a tight-knit rural village, where secrets push people toward life-changing choices.

In this collection, a group of neighbors gathers around debts, loyalties, and the Morse code of rumor that travels faster than truth. The dramatic scenes unfold in intimate rooms and village spaces, revealing how small-town pressures can twist love, duty, and justice into unexpected outcomes. This edition presents the work with its original stage rhythms, bringing the atmosphere of rural life to life for modern readers.

  • Explore how characters balance family duty with personal needs in a community under financial strain.
  • Watch relationships strain, bend, or break as secrets threaten fragile ties.
  • See how moral questions about justice, revenge, and mercy play out in close quarters.
  • Experience mounting tension through dialogue that captures dialect, mood, and period detail.

Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven drama set in a vividly drawn rural world, where every choice echoes through the community.

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9780483455214: Three Plays: The Shadow, the Mother, the Secret Woman (Classic Reprint)

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0483455210 ISBN 13 :  9780483455214
Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018
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