Queen Macbeth by Val McDermid Book Review
Queen Macbeth by Val McDermid Book Review

A reimaging of one of Shakespeare's most famous plays Macbeth, bringing Lady Macbeth out of the shadows and placing her centre stage.

Lightbourne by Hesse Phillips Book Review
Lightbourne by Hesse Phillips Book Review

Hesse Phillips' visceral and inventive debut novel plunges the reader into the raucous and vibrant backdrop of England's early theatre scene and the dark and perilous streets of 16th-century London.

Indigo By Marina Warner Book Review
Indigo By Marina Warner Book Review

A clever retelling of Shakespeare's Tempest, conveying the brutality of colonialisation and its continuing repercussions today.

Learwife by JR Thorpe Book Review
Learwife by JR Thorpe Book Review

A moving story of grief that gives a voice to the exiled wife of King Lear. 

The Players by Minnette Walters Book Review
The Players by Minnette Walters Book Review

An action packed, fast paced and deeply gripping story set with the backdrop of a divided England living with the memory of a deposed King, a bloody Civil War and a new monarch hell bent on not forgetting or forgiving the past.

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