{"product_id":"bondage-paperback","title":"Bondage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStar Finch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBONDAGE takes place Pre-Emancipation on a small island in the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the onset of puberty, Zuri must use her wits to outsmart the twisted desires of a drunken master and a sadistic mistress on a haunted plantation. Hierarchies of race and gender collide in this AfroSurreal tale of an enslaved girl who dares to follow her own instincts toward liberation by any means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"...the drama thrills, partly because it's still so rare to see genuine bravery in theatrical depictions of race, partly because Finch has such a singular mode of expression.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLily Janiak, sfgate.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Finch's dialogue is potent, beautifully expressed and mysterious, especially in its dreamlike mystical moments. There's some haunting imagery in the play that gives it a ritualistic, almost fairy-tale-like quality at times. More than anything, though, it's a tense and unsettling piece that plays with race, gender, family and power dynamics in provocative and sometimes brutal ways.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Hurwitt, marinij.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Blending blunt prose with lush, intricate poetry, Finch does more than put lyrical words in the mouths of her richly rendered characters; she uses that language to create an atmosphere of off-kilter dreaminess...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Templeton, northbaystageandscreen.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42705654349887,"sku":"9780881459036","price":27.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7633b97b2ad725aeabb7c6405dd3c4f8.webp?v=1765037549","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bondage-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}