{"product_id":"9781529979701","title":"The Porpoise","description":"Author: Haddon, Mark\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529979701\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHAKESPEARE RETOLD: Nine iconic plays transformed by the best novelists of our time, with covers by Michael Craig-Martin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShakespeare's \u003ci\u003ePericles\u003c\/i\u003e is transformed by Mark Haddon into a vivid, breathtaking adventure that zooms between antiquity and the present day. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon, she will forget where the page ends and her mind begins.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Just downright brilliant... a transcendent, transporting experience' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A full-throttle blast of storytelling mastery' Max Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHAKESPEARE 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.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48125138731166,"sku":"UBD-9781529979701","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529979701.jpg?v=1786454530","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529979701","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}