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Lyman Felt, a dynamic and vigorous man who has it all: a thriving insurance business, fame as a poet, children who adore him - and two women claiming to be his wife. In the hospital after a car wreck in a blizzard on Mount Morgan, Lyman's two wives, Theo and Leah, meet him, creating a whirlwind of hard truths and painful memories into which Lyman's daughter, his best friend, and even the nurse taking care of him are drawn. This new edition of Arthur Miller's 1991 play includes the revisions he made for the acclaimed 1998 Public Theater production starring Patrick Stewart.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Drama & Plays/Drama
Authors: Arthur Miller
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