The Porpoise, Mark Haddon (9781529979701) — Readings Books
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SHAKESPEARE RETOLD- Nine iconic plays transformed by the best novelists of our time, with covers by Michael Craig-Martin.

Shakespeare's Pericles is transformed by Mark Haddon into a vivid, breathtaking adventure that zooms between antiquity and the present day.

A motherless girl grows up in isolated luxury, hidden from the world by her wealthy father. She believes their life together is normal - but as time passes, she has a growing sense that something between them is very wrong.

She cannot escape, so she seeks solace in her books. Her favourite tales are those that conjure ancient worlds - of angry gods and heroic mortals, one of whom will some day come to her rescue.

Soon, she will forget where the page ends and her mind begins.

'Just downright brilliant... a transcendent, transporting experience' Observer

'A full-throttle blast of storytelling mastery' Max Porter

SHAKESPEARE RETOLD- Time travel. Zombies. Power-hungry media moguls. This is Shakespeare as you've never seen him before- nine iconic plays transformed by the best novelists of our time, with covers by Michael Craig-Martin.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Date
30 June 2026
Pages
336
ISBN
9781529979701

SHAKESPEARE RETOLD- Nine iconic plays transformed by the best novelists of our time, with covers by Michael Craig-Martin.

Shakespeare's Pericles is transformed by Mark Haddon into a vivid, breathtaking adventure that zooms between antiquity and the present day.

A motherless girl grows up in isolated luxury, hidden from the world by her wealthy father. She believes their life together is normal - but as time passes, she has a growing sense that something between them is very wrong.

She cannot escape, so she seeks solace in her books. Her favourite tales are those that conjure ancient worlds - of angry gods and heroic mortals, one of whom will some day come to her rescue.

Soon, she will forget where the page ends and her mind begins.

'Just downright brilliant... a transcendent, transporting experience' Observer

'A full-throttle blast of storytelling mastery' Max Porter

SHAKESPEARE RETOLD- Time travel. Zombies. Power-hungry media moguls. This is Shakespeare as you've never seen him before- nine iconic plays transformed by the best novelists of our time, with covers by Michael Craig-Martin.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Date
30 June 2026
Pages
336
ISBN
9781529979701