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The Last Bard – Maz Evans

Published By: Chicken HousePages: 320Released On: 11/09/2025Reading Age: 9-11 Will Davenant has known more tragedy than laughter. But in an unexpected twist, he inherits his grandfather’s copy of The Complete Works of Shakespeare – and makes a surprising discovery. As the last living relative of William Shakespeare himself, Will can summon the Bard’s heroes from the pagesContinue reading “The Last Bard – Maz Evans”

Shakespeare Is Hard, But So Is Life – Fintan O-Toole

Published By: ApolloPages: 208Released On: 06/06/2024 The works of Shakespeare have become staples of literature. They are everywhere, from our early schooling to the lecture rooms of academia, from classic theatre to modern adaptations on stage and screen. But how well do we really know his plays? In this witty, iconoclastic book, the bestselling authorContinue reading “Shakespeare Is Hard, But So Is Life – Fintan O-Toole”

In Little Stars – Linda Green

Published By: QuercusPages: 464Released On: 02/02/2023 Sylvie and Donna travel on the same train to work each day but have never spoken. Their families are on different sides of the bitter Brexit divide, although the tensions and arguments at home give them much in common. What they don’t know is that their eldest children, RachidContinue reading “In Little Stars – Linda Green”

Shakespeare’s Stories by Samantha Newman

Published: ArcturusPages: 128Date published: 01/08/2021Date read: 10/07/2021 This beautifully illustrated compendium brings the Bard’s timeless tales to life for a younger generation, with wit and panache. Sam Newman’s cleverly reworked text retains many of Shakespeare’s own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language to make stories accessible to children. Khoa Le’s opulentContinue reading “Shakespeare’s Stories by Samantha Newman”

Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell

Published by: Tinder PressPages: 372Date released: 31/03/2020Date read: 11/05/2020 Warwickshire in the 1580’s. Agnes is a woman as feared as she is sought after for her unusual gifts. She settled with her husband in Henley street, Stratford, and has three children: a daughter, Susanna, and then twins, Hamnet and Judith. The boy, Hamnet, dies inContinue reading “Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell”