{"product_id":"people-live-here-the-parkdale-trilogy-the-chance-her-inside-life-and-kill-the-poor-9781772012392","title":"People Live Here: The Parkdale Trilogy: The Chance, Her Inside Life, and Kill the Poor","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): George F. Walker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Talonbooks\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Talonbooks\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Canadian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeople Live Here\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of three exciting new plays by George F. Walker, Canada's king of black comedy and a winner of two Governor General's Literary Awards for Drama. \u003cem\u003eThe Chance\u003c\/em\u003e is a funny, quirky, and suspenseful play portraying three aspiring but economically deprived women living in a working-class neighbourhood of Toronto. The serendipitous discovery of a $300,000 cheque left behind by one of Jo's one-night stands sends Jo's mother Marcie, optimistic but exhausted, and stripper Amie, Jo's friend and colleague, into a furious conjectures on how to use the money (if at all).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHer Inside Life\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartwarming story introducing Violet, an unbalanced widow under house arrest for committing a serious crime and looking to regain the respect of her daughter and her social worker, who visit regularly. The reappearance of Leo - a man Violet thought she had killed - offers an odd opportunity for the main character to show she doesn't belong in the madhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKill the Poor\u003c\/em\u003e, this collection's last chapter, is an intense comedy portraying a couple struggling for money and recuperating from a serious car accident. But what if the expected settlement changes the couple's life for the better? A hired detective and the building's custodian provide help, but the mysterious driver of the other car makes a comeback ... for the worse. Altogether, George F. Walker's \u003cem\u003ePeople Live Here\u003c\/em\u003e completes the \u003cem\u003eParkdale Palace\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy of plays dealing with issues of social justice and allying heart, humour, and a contemporary reflection on human inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Chance\u003c\/em\u003e cast of 3 women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHer Inside Life\u003c\/em\u003e cast of 3 women and 1 man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKill the Poor\u003c\/em\u003e cast of 2 women and 3 men\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Talonbooks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889284169879,"sku":"9781772012392","price":1231.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781772012392.webp?v=1781175457","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/people-live-here-the-parkdale-trilogy-the-chance-her-inside-life-and-kill-the-poor-9781772012392","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}