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A Good Man - Christine Hamera
Lipsticks, cigarettes and a powder compact case scatter in the gutter as young, glamorous Rita, is thrown out onto the street by her troubled war veteran husband. So starts a chain of events in "The Street." Gossip, innuendo and failing relationships are exposed. "What Mrs Grundy would say" is, after all, uppermost. The wives try to rule the roost, and yet live in terror of their menfolk. Is Maurice the "Good Man" for taking her in, like the Good Samaritan he claims to be? Or is it misunderstood, war hero, Alf? Or somebody else?
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"With vivid characters and engaging scenes throughout, Hamera captures a world which could easily have been lost from view. Funny and evocative, A Good Man offers an authentic insight into the struggles of Sheffield's working class in a bygone era, with its language, humour, resilience, tragedy and means of survival on display. This is a realistic yet uplifting portrait." - Author, Nick Barlay
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Laugh along, then take pity, then feel disgust as the characters reveal their true selves in this tragicomedy with a classic British literature/situation comedy feel.
