{"product_id":"white-carnation-paperback","title":"White Carnation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. C. Sherriff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eR.C. Sherriff's supernatural drama, produced in 2014 for the first time in sixty years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristmas Eve, 1951. As Britain rebuilds itself after the war, John Greenwood has it all - a successful business, a beautiful house and an aristocratic wife. But as he bids farewell to the guests leaving his annual Christmas party, a gust of wind slams the front door shut, starting a chain of events that makes him doubt everything he has ever known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the writer of one of the 20th century's most acclaimed plays, \u003ci\u003eJourney's End\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe White Carnation\u003c\/i\u003e is a ghostly tale of one man's chance to do things differently. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The humour is light and subtle, the dialogue engaging... It is clearly the work of an excellent playwright.\" - \u003ci\u003eTime Out London\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A theatrical ghost by RC Sherriff comes back to life... What a neglected little treasure it proves: not life-changing, maybe, but life-affirming.\" - \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eR. C. Sherriff was born in 1896, and remains best known for his classic First World War masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eJourney's End\u003c\/i\u003e, recently revived for a long run in the West End - 'Recent revivals have suggested that Sherriff's drama remains as hard-hitting and fresh as ever' Lyn Gardner, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. His many screenplays include \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), \u003ci\u003eThe Four Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e (1939), the Oscar-nominated \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Mr. Chips\u003c\/i\u003e (1939) and \u003ci\u003eThe Dam Busters\u003c\/i\u003e (1955). Though \u003ci\u003eJourney's End\u003c\/i\u003e continued to define his career in the theatre, the post-Second World War period was an 'Indian summer' for Sherriff with productions of \u003ci\u003eMiss Mabel\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), \u003ci\u003eHome at Seven\u003c\/i\u003e (1950) and \u003ci\u003eThe Long Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e (1955). He died in 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.2 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713199149119,"sku":"9781783190782","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7954c867ad088c6abd29a541ff8e4550.webp?v=1765063814","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/white-carnation-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}