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Other desert cities a play in two acts

"A ... play about a family coming to terms with long held secrets. When a once-promising novelist returns home to Palm Springs to visit her parents conflict ensues after she announces the imminent publication of her memoir--a book that focuses on the politically explosive and tragic death of he...

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Main Author: Baitz, Jon Robin, 1961-
Other Authors: Moore, Honor, 1945-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : [Berkeley, Calif.] : Grove Press ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2011], ©2010.
Subjects:
Authorship > Psychological aspects > Drama.
Brothers and sisters > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Mothers and daughters > Drama.
Summary: "A ... play about a family coming to terms with long held secrets. When a once-promising novelist returns home to Palm Springs to visit her parents conflict ensues after she announces the imminent publication of her memoir--a book that focuses on the politically explosive and tragic death of her antiwar-activist brother. With her parents trying to cling to their Reaganesque social status, the family is torn apart and must come to grips with its painful past."--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description: vii, 65 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN: 9780802145659 (pbk.) :
0802145655 (pbk.) :
Author Notes: Jon Robin Baitz's plays include My Beautiful Goddamn City, Ten Unkowns, The Paris Letter, Mizlansky/Zilinsky or Schmucks, A Fair Country, The Substance of Fire, and an adaptation of Hedda Gabler. His work in television includes writing credits on The West Wing and Alias, and was the creator and executive producer of ABC TV's Brothers & Sisters. He is the recipient of Guggenheim, Rockefeller, Revson, NEA, and American Academy of Arts and Letters fellowships.

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