Islington Gazette Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Song from Far Away
Simon StephensThe pop star both sings and acts in Simon Stephens and Mark Eitzel's critically acclaimed monologue Song From Far Away at Hampstead Theatre. https://t.co/xpyogAHfej
Paperback, 2023
$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sleeping Beauty
Rufus NorrisDelayed for a year by Covid, Rufus Norris and Tanya Ronder's pitch-dark, but tonally muddled reworking of The Sleeping Beauty is by turns dazzling, moving, terrifying and bewildering. https://t.co/0xrCPx9exZ
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Remarkably You
Pat Zietlow MillerLeah Williamson will read Remarkably You by Pat Zietlow Miller on CBeebies Bedtime Story https://t.co/tg93tuzyqb
Hardcover, 2019
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Black Tulip
Dumas AlexandreIt's loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' The Black Tulip, but this contemporary tale of plant scientists bidding to win an elusive historic prize is muddled and too clever for its own good https://t.co/kHvYstA7lg
Paperback, 2017
$10.95Member price:$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Father
Christopher HamptonFlorian Zeller's follow up to The Father is a story of a depressed teen that fails to grip, and Magic Mike comes to London for his last dance but Channing Tatum's charm cannot overcome terrible characters and dialogue. Meanwhile animated shell Marcel… https://t.co/aDe5bb5LCF
Paperback, 2018
$13.95Member price:$13.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
The Black Tulip
Alexandre DumasIt's loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' The Black Tulip, but this contemporary tale of plant scientists bidding to win an elusive historic prize is muddled and too clever for its own good https://t.co/kHvYstA7lg
Paperback, 2003
$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Open: An Autobiography
Andre AgassiJ R Moehringer has also ghostwritten books for Olympic tennis gold medalist Andre Agassi's Open and Nike co-founder Phil Knight. https://t.co/E5TvuSG5Cw
Paperback, 2010
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Crucible
Arthur MillerArthur Miller’s iconic play, The Crucible, remains the essential Salem story over 70 years on. https://t.co/Y5G1Kigucu
Paperback, 2003
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black: The Story of a Dog
Alexandre DumasIt's loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' The Black Tulip, but this contemporary tale of plant scientists bidding to win an elusive historic prize is muddled and too clever for its own good https://t.co/kHvYstA7lg
Paperback, 2001
$19.99Member price:$17.99 + Free shipping10% off
Sanchita: Selected Poems and Lyrics of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam
Mustofa MunirThere are brilliant children's books to buy as Christmas presents for children of all ages and Sanchita from the Children's Bookshop in Muswell Hill rounds up the best of the winter's tales https://t.co/pzvK1IZUG1
Paperback, 2015
$22.95Member price:$20.66 + Free shipping10% off