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Ugly Lies the Bone (NHB Modern Plays) - cover

Ugly Lies the Bone (NHB Modern Plays)

Lindsey Ferrentino

Publisher: Nick Hern Books

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Summary

After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess finally returns to Florida. In a small town on the Space Coast, as the final shuttle is about to launch, Jess must confront her scars – and a home that may have changed even more than her.
Experimenting with a pioneering virtual reality therapy, she builds a breathtaking new world where she can escape her pain. There, she begins to restore her relationships, her life and, slowly, herself.
Award-winning American playwright Lindsey Ferrentino made her UK debut with this honest and funny new drama, at the National Theatre in February 2017.
Available since: 02/23/2017.
Print length: 96 pages.

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