Desolate Heaven (Modern Plays) - Softcover

Ni Riain, Ailis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472509579 ISBN 13: 9781472509574

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 2013

Synopsis

"She's goin' back there. I can tell.
She's breakin' her promise.
She's breakin' my heart.
She said she never would."

Sive and Orlaith are twelve and thirteen. Yet despite their age, they are each responsible for the care of their respective parents. When the girls meet on a social day for carers, they forge a relationship that takes them on an epic journey through the twisting backroads of small towns, friendship and love.

Desolate Heaven is a story of two young girls burdened with unnatural responsibilities. It is a story of falling in love for the first time and a story about running away. It is a story about growing up too soon and about why love can sometimes be dangerous.

About this title

About the Author

Born in Cork, Ireland and currently residing in Northern England, the classical composer and writer Ailís Ní Ríain produces work in a wide range of forms including opera, site-responsive, theatre, digital art, public realm, concert music and music-theatre and aims to challenge, provoke and engage. She won the Tom Erhardt Peggy Ramsay Award with Desolate Heaven.

Edition details

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472509579
• ISBN 13: 9781472509574
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96