HAMLET (Spinebreakers)

Apr 4, 2025 8:16 AM

Author:William Shakespeare

Hamlet, prince of Denmark, meets with his father's ghost, who alleges that his own brother, now married to his widow, murdered him. The prince devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost's accusation, pretending madness while plotting a brutal revenge. But his apparent insanity soon begins to wreak havoc on innocent and guilty alike.

Reviews

Victoria Hanley is a born storyteller . . . Gripping and absorbing

—— Sainsbury's Magazine

Deceptive qualities all cleverly combined

—— School Librarian

Characters are great, the plot is something that's done before, but maybe not for children, who will love it. Great stuff

—— Gatewaymonthly.com

A great story

—— Teen Titles

This is a plot-driven, exciting thriller

—— Audrey Baker , Inis

Jacqueline Wilson has a distinctive narrative style with her spunky and articulate young heroines . . . A funny, punchy and quite moving read

—— The Bookseller on DOUBLE ACT

Two worlds conflate in this evocative and moving novel about the healing power of memory.

—— Oxford Times

Geras conveys well the difficulties of relating to a colonial community and being the new child...

—— Books for Keeps

This is a substantial novel suitable for readers of 13+

—— Inis

Bright and very descriptive . . .this book will stay with you forever

—— TBK mag

It has a slightly slow start but soon you will be glued to the covers

—— Independent on Sunday

Short review

—— The Good Book Guide

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