{"product_id":"manchester-by-the-sea-a-screenplay-by-kenneth-lonergan-9781468316612","title":"Manchester by the Sea: A Screenplay","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Academy Award-winning screenplay of \"a drama of surpassing beauty\" (\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKenneth Lonergan's Academy Award and BAFTA-winning screenplay for the acclaimed film \u003cem\u003eManchester by the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is a staggering achievement and an emotionally devastating meditation on grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLee Chandler is a brooding, irritable loner who works as a handyman in Boston. One damp winter day he gets a call summoning him to his hometown, Manchester-by-the-Sea, the fishing village where his working-class family has lived for generations. His brother's heart has given out suddenly, and he's been named guardian to his riotous 16-year-old nephew. His return re-opens an unspeakable tragedy, as he is forced to confront a past that separated him from his wife, Randi, and the community where he was born and raised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA sweeping story of loss and new beginnings, \u003cem\u003eManchester by the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e \"illuminates with quiet, unyielding grace how you and I and our neighbours get by, and sometimes how we don't\" (\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRounding out the volume is a trenchant and incisive introduction by Kenneth Lonergan on writing for film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461163106540,"sku":"9781468316612","price":21.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781468316612-manchester-by-the-sea-a-screenplay.jpg?v=1774960162","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/manchester-by-the-sea-a-screenplay-by-kenneth-lonergan-9781468316612","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}