{"product_id":"an-open-ended-run-a-memoir-9781779400260","title":"An Open-Ended Run: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Layne Coleman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of memories chronicling love, grief, and a life lived on and off stage\u003c\/b\u003e Raised on a farm and educated in a prairie Bible school, Layne Coleman escapes the confines of his stiflingly religious upbringing at an early age to pursue a life in theatre. He migrates to Saskatoon and later Toronto where he immerses himself in the Bohemian lifestyle of the 1980s theatre scene, carving out a career as a successful actor, playwright, and eventual Artistic Director of the Theatre Passe Muraille. While there, his path intersects with that of his future wife, a captivating and glamorous French journalist. Their transformative relationship is ultimately cut short when she tragically loses her life at 48, following a painful battle with cancer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is a raw and bruised account of Coleman's struggle to make sense of his new identity as a widower and single father. Unfolding through a series of vignettes, Coleman's memoir takes us into the heart of loss as he wrestles with mental health and addiction while confronting his own mortality and moral compass. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShattering yet hopeful, \u003ci\u003eAn Open-Ended Run\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of a life spent in the arts and a man's search for meaning in the face of grief.","brand":"University of Regina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45299478298775,"sku":"9781779400260","price":2534.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781779400260.webp?v=1768582134","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/an-open-ended-run-a-memoir-9781779400260","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}