{"product_id":"water-by-the-spoonful-book-quiara-hudes-9781559364386","title":"Water by the Spoonful","description":"How many plays make us long for grace? \u003cem\u003eWater by the Spoonful\u003c\/em\u003e by Quiara Hudes is such a rare play; it is a yearning, funny, deeply sad and deeply lyrical piece, a worthy companion to Hudes's \u003cem\u003eElliot, A Soldier's Fugue\u003c\/em\u003eThe play infects us with the urge to find connection within our families and communities and remains with us long after we've left the theater-Paula Vogel, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eHow I Learned to Drive\u003c\/em\u003e  Hudes's writing is controlled and gracefulEach of the play's 15 short scenes is perfectly balanced, the language both lyrical and lucid-Richard Zoglin, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e  For a drama peopled by characters who have traveled a long way in the dark, \u003cem\u003eWater by the Spoonful\u003c\/em\u003e gives off a shimmering, sustaining warmthMsHudes writes with such empathy and vibrant humor about people helping one another to face down their demons that regeneration and renewal always seem to be just around the corner-Charles Isherwood, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWater by the Spoonful\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich, brilliant montage of American urban life that is as dazzling to watch as it is difficult to look away from (\u003cem\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/em\u003e)  Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the worldSomewhere in a chat room, recovering addicts forge an unbreakable bond of support and loveThe boundaries of family and community are stretched across continents and cyberspace as birth families splinter and online families collide  \u003cem\u003eWater by the Spoonful\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartfelt and poetic meditation on lives on the brink of redemption and self-discovery during a time of heightened uncertainty, as startling and innovative and human on the page as on the stage (Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-Winning author)Hudes's cycle of three plays began with \u003cem\u003eElliot, A Soldier's Fugue\u003c\/em\u003e (Pulitzer Prize finalist) and concludes with \u003cem\u003eThe Happiest Song Plays Last\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eQuiara Alegria Hudes \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003cem\u003eWater by the Spoonful\u003c\/em\u003e, the Tony Award-winning musical \u003cem\u003eIn the Heights\u003c\/em\u003e and the Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003cem\u003eElliot, A Soldier's Fugue\u003c\/em\u003eHer other works include \u003cem\u003eBarrio Grrrl \u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ea children's musical\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003e26 Miles\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eYemaya's Belly\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Happiest Song Plays Last\u003c\/em\u003e, the third piece in her acclaimed trilogyHudes is on the board of Philadelphia Young Playwrights, which produced her first play in the tenth gradeShe now lives in New York with her husband and children","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49912003559697,"sku":"CIN1559364386G","price":6.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49976742707473,"sku":"CIN1559364386VG","price":6.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51332436492561,"sku":"CIN1559364386A","price":6.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1559364386.jpg?v=1751055866","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/water-by-the-spoonful-book-quiara-hudes-9781559364386","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}