{"product_id":"9780141190280","title":"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof","description":"Author: Williams, Tennessee\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141190280\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Aug 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 144 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA drama of decay in Southern America, this depiction of patriarchy, power and repression is one of Williams' landmark works\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Big Daddy' Pollitt, the richest cotton planter in the Mississippi Delta, is about to celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday. His two sons have returned home for the occasion: Gooper, his wife and children, Brick, an ageing football hero who has turned to drink, and his feisty wife Maggie. As the hot summer evening unfolds, the veneer of happy family life and Southern gentility gradually slips away as unpleasant truths emerge and greed, lies, jealousy and suppressed sexuality threaten to reach boiling point. Made into a film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman, \u003ci\u003eCat on a Hot Tin Roof\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterly portrayal of family tensions and individuals trapped in prisons of their own making.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135635206302,"sku":"UBD-9780141190280","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141190280.jpg?v=1786626197","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141190280","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}