{"product_id":"marvins-room-9780452278196","title":"Marvin's Room","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Play, the John Gassner Award for Best New American Play, and the Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award, and a Major Motion Picture starring Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, and Leonardo DiCaprio\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tale of one family's journey through humor and heartache, separation and self-discovery, \u003ci\u003eMarvin's Room \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the ties that bind families together... whether they like it or not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Good-hearted Bessie has been taking care of her ailing father for twenty years, but now she's the one who's sick, and she must reconcile with her estranged sister, Lee. A remarkably humorous and tender play, this critically acclaimed family drama was dubbed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"one of the funniest plays of the year, as well as one of the wisest and most moving.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e was the award-winning playwright of \u003ci\u003eMarvin's Room\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he also adapted the screenplay. He died in 1991. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, author, public health advocate, and LGBTQ rights activist. He co-founded the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), the world's largest private organization assisting people living with AIDS. Kramer is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Normal Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Destiny of Me\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he was nominated for Pulitzer Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460282421522,"sku":"9780452278196","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af162540-71ed-490e-a173-f9aed1b3f56b.jpg?v=1730035569","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marvins-room-9780452278196","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}