{"product_id":"perfect-days","title":"Perfect Days","description":"\u003c!-- Hook --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exploration of perfection, identity, and self-deception.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Tagline --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor audiences interested in psychological character studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA funny, sad and truthful romantic comedy about beating the biological clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarbs Marshall is a celebrity hairdresser in Glasgow. She is successful and well off, but she is 39 years old and almost deafened by the ticking of her biological clock. To make matters worse, her mother is a nag, her best friend is holding out on her, and her ex-husband has a new 22-year-old girlfriend. Then she meets a 26-year-old stranger who seems more than ready to oblige. But the complications are by no means over...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiz Lochhead's play \u003cem\u003ePerfect Days\u003c\/em\u003e was first performed in August 1998 at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, winning a Fringe First Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe production was revived at Hampstead Theatre, London, in January 1999 and then transferred to the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End in June 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'People seldom write life-style comedies like \u003cem\u003ePerfect Days\u003c\/em\u003e for the stage anymore. The last scene has jokes so marvellous that they are greeted by rounds of applause as one blinks back the odd tear' \u003cstrong\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The mix of pithy patter and heartwrenching poignancy works a treat' \u003cstrong\u003eThe Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A huge popular hit' \u003cstrong\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Why You'll Love This Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtle examination of how we construct identity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExploration of the gap between appearance and reality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Nick Hern Books, leading contemporary theatre publisher.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheatre that reveals hidden depths.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Author --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiz Lochhead is a poet, playwright, performer and broadcaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer original stage plays include \u003cem\u003eThon Man Molière\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlood and Ice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood Things\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePerfect Days\u003c\/em\u003e. Her many stage adaptations include \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, Molière’s \u003cem\u003eTartuffe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMiseryguts\u003c\/em\u003e (based on \u003cem\u003eLe Misanthrope\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cem\u003eEducating Agnes\u003c\/em\u003e (based on \u003cem\u003eL’École des Femmes\u003c\/em\u003e); as well as versions of \u003cem\u003eMedea\u003c\/em\u003e by Euripides (for which she won the Scottish Book of the Year Award in 2001), and \u003cem\u003eThebans\u003c\/em\u003e (adapted mainly from Sophocles' \u003cem\u003eOedipus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer collections of poetry include \u003cem\u003eDreaming Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Colour of Black \u0026amp; White\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Choosing (Selected Poems)\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFugitive Colours\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTrue Confessions\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of monologues and theatre lyrics. She served a five-year term as Scotland's Makar, or National Poet, from 2011 till 2016, and was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, 2015. She won the \u003cem\u003eSunday Herald\u003c\/em\u003e Scottish Culture Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017, and the 2023 Saltire Society Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Scottish literature . \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Publication Details --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublication Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26 February 1999\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96 pages (Ebook edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (Ebook):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781780012698\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- FAQ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I access my ebook?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and log in using the same email you used at checkout. 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