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Juliet (Anne Fortier)

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Juliet Author: Anne Fortier Year of publication: 2010 Pages: 447 Category: Shakespeare Retold: Romeo and Juliet Goodreads: Juliet          

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New Boy (Tracy Chevalier)

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New Boy Author: Tracy Chevalier Year of publication: 2017 Pages: 208 Category: Shakespeare Retold: Othello Goodreads: New Boy          

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Hag-Seed (Margaret Atwood)

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Hag-Seed Author: Margaret Atwood Year of publication: 2016 Pages: 293 Category: Shakespeare Retold: The Tempest Goodreads: Hag-Seed          

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Shylock Is My Name (Howard Jacobson)

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Shylock Is My Name Author: Howard Jacobson Year of publication: 2016 Pages: 275 Category: Shakespeare Retold: The Merchant of Venice Goodreads: Shylock Is My Name          

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The Gap of Time (Jeanette Winterson)

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The Gap of Time Author: Jeanette Winterson Year of publication: 2015 Pages: 237 Category: Shakespeare Retold: The Winter’s Tale Goodreads: The Gap of Time          

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Vinegar Girl (Anne Tyler)

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Vinegar Girl Author: Anne Tyler Year of publication: 2016 Pages: 237 Category: Shakespeare Retold: The Taming of the Shrew Goodreads: Vinegar Girl            

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A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)

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A Thousand Acres Author: Jane Smiley Year of publication: 1991 Pages: 371 Category: Shakespeare Retold: King Lear Goodreads: A Thousand Acres        

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Nutshell (Ian McEwan)

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Nutshell Author: Ian McEwan Year of publication: 2016 Pages: 208 Category: Shakespeare Retold; Hamlet Goodreads: Nutshell          

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I, Iago (Nicole Galland)

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I, Iago Author: Nicole Galland Year of publication: 2012 Pages: 370 Category: Shakespeare Retold; Othello Goodreads: I, Iago          

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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)

2nd November 2020 jng 0

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Author: David Wroblewski Year of publication: 2008 Pages: 566 Category: Shakespeare Retold; Hamlet Goodreads: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle          

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