The Other Ida - Softcover

Amy Mason

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908885246 ISBN 13: 9781908885241

Publisher: Cargo Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

'Ida was almost asleep when she realised what was wrong. It was so simple she could barely believe it. She was the play, wasn t she? It wasn t just her stupid name. And if it was so terrible, so irrelevant, then what on earth was she?' Almost 30 and entirely irresponsible, Ida Irons returns home for her mothers funeral. It s the first time she s been back, or seen her younger sister Alice, in many years. Their mother was the caustic and secretive writer Bridie Adair, who named Ida after her infamous play. While Ida has been struggling to escape its shadow, Alice has been dealing with problems of her own. Forced to confront their fractured relationship, the sisters question their own troubling memories and the story behind the strange, violent play that bears Ida s name. Who really was the other Ida?

About this title

About the Author

Amy Mason is 32 and currently lives in Oxford with her boyfriend. Her autobiographical show The Islanders which she wrote and performed in won the 2013 Ideas Tap/Underbelly Edinburgh Fringe Fund, received 5 and 4 star reviews, and was a 'must see' show in The Stage. The illustrated script was published by Nasty Little Press. She is currently working on a new show about her relationship with faith. Amy left school at 16 and has had more jobs that she can count. An evening class which she took aged 25 was where she started to write. Like Ida, Amy is tall, but unlike Ida, she won't steal your purse. www.amymason.co.uk @amycmason

Edition details

• Publisher: Cargo Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908885246
• ISBN 13: 9781908885241
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 269