The Victorian Verse-Novel: Aspiring to Life
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The Victorian Verse-Novel: Aspiring to Life considers the rise of a hybrid generic form, the...
Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV
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Louis XIV is one of the best-known monarchs ever to grace the French throne. But what was he like as...
Como agua para chocolate, the novel and film version - Critical Guides to Spanish and Latin American Texts and Films, 74
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Covering both the novel and the film, Nathanial Gardner provides a fascinating introduction to Laura...
On Wings of Silence: Mexico '68
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Master story-teller and poet Dede Fox offers readers this remarkable novel in verse. It is the story...
Mexico Historical fiction On Wings of Silence Mexico '68 Dede Fox novel in verse
Clap When You Land
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The stunning new novel in verse from the 2019 Carnegie Medal winning and Waterstones Book Prize...
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmar
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From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in...
I love the medium of verse as a writing tool – Crossan is able to convey emotions and tell a story in far less words than a conventional novel. The topic of the death penalty is interesting and thought provoking and its perfectly pitched for the young adult audience it is aimed at (but is also of interest to adults too).
If you fancy something a bit different, I would recommend this or any of Crossan’s books wholeheartedly.
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
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From the incomparable David Rakoff, a poignant, beautiful, witty, and wise novel in verse whose...