{"product_id":"the-happy-ones-9780573698712","title":"The Happy Ones","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatic ComedyCharacters: 3 males, 1 females\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER! 2009 Ted Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an Outstanding New Play - Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle\u003c\/strong\u003eOrange County, California, 1975.  For Walter Wells, it''s the happiest place on earth.  He has a beautiful wife.  Two great kids.  A house with a pool.  Contentment.  Until fate strikes a devastating blow, leaving Walter with no reason to put the pieces of his life back together.  He resists attempts to help, especially the unexpected - and unwanted - offer from a Vietnamese refugee named Bao Ngo, who bears his own sadness.  Then, across a cultural divide, Walter and Bao find a game to share, a song, a meal and then a way back in this uplifting - and surprisingly funny - new play by a rising star in American theatre. Wry and affecting...Myatt''s characters are so engaging that it''s easy to push them toward comedy, which tends to reassure rather than surprise us. -\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e..","brand":"Samuel French Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862768124247,"sku":"9780573698712","price":12.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780573698712.jpg?v=1759918687","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-happy-ones-9780573698712","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}