{"product_id":"pearlfisher","title":"Pearlfisher","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn epic tale of kinship, money and desire, set amongst the Traveller people of the Scottish Highlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSummer 1948 in the North West Highlands. Post-war austerity grips the land, but the pickings are rich for Traveller people, as they trade, poach, rustle - and fish for pearls in the clear water of the rivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRelations with the local people hang on a fragile thread, as they barter with one another, juggling language and meaning - and sometimes desire. Then one day Jess, a girl from the village, spies Ali the Traveller close up, trawling the river-bed. Jess steals his pearls, and her lover Roderick pledges to make a necklace for her - setting in motion a chain of events which will change both communities for ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHalf a century later, in the autumn of 2007, the waters have risen, and the story is still being told and re-enacted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIain F. MacLeod's play \u003cem\u003eThe Pearlfisher\u003c\/em\u003e was first staged at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54260275839320,"sku":"9781854595690","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781854595690_271f777e-645e-4060-ab88-4f09e0ddea81.jpg?v=1777849225","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/pearlfisher","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}