{"product_id":"cant-forget-about-you-paperback","title":"Can't Forget about You - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five year-old east Belfast man Stevie meets forty-nine year-old Glaswegian widow Martha while recovering from a painful breakup with his ex-girlfriend. Stevie and Martha are immediately attracted to each other. Although their relationship is based entirely upon sexual attraction, they find themselves falling in love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis challenges the expectations of Stevie's conservative Christian mother and his ultra-Unionist, Ulster-Scots-speaking sister who work hard to break the pair up. Stevie and Martha must decide if their relationship has a real future and if they can both overcome the pain of their heartbroken pasts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile primarily a hilarious comedy, \u003ci\u003eCan't Forget About You \u003c\/i\u003etouches on deeper themes such as grief, loss, sexual mores, cultural identity, sectarianism, generation, and the question of how Northern Ireland moves on from the politics of the past and faces the future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Ireland \u003c\/b\u003eis one of Northern Ireland's hottest young writing talents. He is the former Playwright-in-Residence at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast (from May 2011), the winner of the BBC Radio Drama Award and the prestigious Meyer Whitworth Award, 2011, for Best New Play by an Emerging Writer for \u003ci\u003eEverything Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e (Tinderbox Theatre Company\/Solas Nua). Other plays include \u003ci\u003eWhat the Animals Say\u003c\/i\u003e (Oran Mor\/Lyric, Belfast), \u003ci\u003eArguments for Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e (Oran Mor), \u003ci\u003eThe End of Hope The End of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (Oran Mor), \u003ci\u003eHalf A Glass of Water\u003c\/i\u003e (Abbey Theatre) and \u003ci\u003eYes, So I Said Yes\u003c\/i\u003e (Ransom Productions).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717506306111,"sku":"9781472530479","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/06b0f5b3343e13c8c4d2071f8fea8ba2.webp?v=1765078712","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/cant-forget-about-you-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}