{"product_id":"marriage-material-paperback","title":"Marriage Material - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSathnam Sanghera\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGurpreet Kaur Bhatti\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn our shops we will be Kings of England. And we will make this place our place.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Bains' corner shop in Wolverhampton has been at the centre of the family for three generations.\u003cbr\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a changing 20th century, Mrs Bains is balancing running the business, caring for her ailing husband and the demands of her two headstrong daughters, who each have their eye on a different kind of future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFast forward to the present day, a family tragedy pulls Arjan Bains back from a life in London. The shop represents everything he was trying to escape, but with his mother insisting it remain open, how long can he stay away? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition of \u003ci\u003eMarriage Material, \u003c\/i\u003eadapted from the critically acclaimed novel by Sathnam Sanghera, was published to coincide with the co-production at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Birmingham Rep in May-July 2025.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGurpreet Kaur Bhatti\u003c\/b\u003e writes for stage, screen and radio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer first play \u003ci\u003eBehsharam \u003c\/i\u003ebroke box office records at Soho\/Birmingham Rep. Her second play \u003ci\u003eBehzti \u003c\/i\u003ewas sensationally closed after protests and won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. It went on to do sell-out tours in France and Belgium. Other credits include \u003ci\u003eScenes from Lost Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e, Clean Break; \u003ci\u003eA Kind of People\u003c\/i\u003e, Royal Court Downstairs; \u003ci\u003eKhandan\u003c\/i\u003e, Royal Court Upstairs\/Birmingham Rep; \u003ci\u003eBehud\u003c\/i\u003e, Soho\/Coventry Belgrade; \u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e, Donmar Warehouse; \u003ci\u003e846\u003c\/i\u003e, Stratford East; \u003ci\u003eElephant\u003c\/i\u003e, Birmingham Rep; \u003ci\u003eDishoom\u003c\/i\u003e, Rifco\/Watford Palace Theatre; \u003ci\u003eFourteen\u003c\/i\u003e, Watford Palace Theatre; the feature film \u003ci\u003eEverywhere And Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDCI Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, Radio 4; \u003ci\u003eLondonee\u003c\/i\u003e, Rich Mix; \u003ci\u003eDead Meat\u003c\/i\u003e, Channel 4; \u003ci\u003eThe Archers\u003c\/i\u003e, Radio 4; \u003ci\u003eEastEnders\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC and \u003ci\u003eAn Enemy Of The People\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC World Service. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer plays are published by Methuen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'This is the Royal Court at its best.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Billington, The Guardian, on \u003cb\u003eA Kind of People\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51891739754784,"sku":"9781350584761","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/V5z-0Qw_ZJ9781350584761.webp?v=1781970795","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/marriage-material-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}