The Way Home (Paperback)

Chloe Moss

ISBN 10: 1854599607 / ISBN 13: 9781854599605

Published by Nick Hern Books, London, 2006

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Paperback. A spiky play about the clash between suburban and itinerant ways of life in present-day Liverpool.Bobby, Paul and Ange. Three people, four walls: the basic recipe for family life. Down the road in Curzon Park there are no walls, just wheels, and a fierce sense of belonging that has nothing to do with place.Two ways of life: yards apart and yet worlds apart. But when Bobby starts skipping school to hang out with Danny, their friendship forces both families to look beyond the walls that divide them.Chloe Moss's play The Way Home was first performed at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, in October 2006.'Moss has produced a quietly impressive string of tender, slender coming-of-age dramas' Guardian'her dialogue crackles with authenticity' Time Out'a genius for catching the currents - and undercurrents - of everyday conversation' The Times'an observant, sensitive and sad play, never preaching, always generous' Sunday Times A spiky play about the clash between suburban and itinerant ways of life in present-day Liverpool. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Way Home (Paperback)
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books, London
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1854599607
• ISBN 13: 9781854599605
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Three people, four walls: the basic recipe for family life. Down the road in Oil Street there are no walls, just wheels, and a fierce sense of belonging that has nothing to do with place. Two ways of life: yards apart and yet worlds apart. A friendship between the sons forces both families to look beyond the walls that divide them.

About the Author

Chloe Moss was born and brought up in Liverpool. After her first play was workshopped at the Royal Court, she became Writer in Residence at the Bush Theatre, London, where she wrote How Love is Spelt (2004), Her next, Christmas is Miles Away (2005), premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, before transferring to London.