The Contest
by Shirley Lauro

The Contest Book Cover
The Contest Cover

Highlights

American

Synopsis

(Applause Books).

A naturalistic family comedy/drama centering on a shy young adolescent, Bevvie Sue, caught in the web of her hilarious but powerful mother's fantasies of gaining fame and fortune through complusive contest entries, her beloved immigrant father's broken dreams and ambitions, and her rich judgmental relatives.

Set in a small midwestern city in the middle of World War II, the story sweeps through a year in this American Jewish family's life, as Bevvie Sue struggles to disentangle herself and emerge as her own person: a young woman, eager for life, on her way to finding her own place in the sun.

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Publication

Year Published
2000
ISBN 10
0573623295
ISBN 13
9780573623295
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
112 pages
Language
English
LCC
PS3562.A842 C66 2000
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The Contest is a American play written by and published by Applause Books in 2000. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573623295 and an ISBN-10 of 0573623295.

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