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Strawberries in JanuaryEvelyne de la Chenelière Translated by Rona Munro
A biting, heart-warming comedy of love and fate in contemporary Montréal, in a version by Rona Munro. $25.99
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Bad GirlsJacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland
Mandy's been picked on at school for as long as she can remember. That's why she is delighted when cheeky, daring, full-of-fun Tanya picks her as a friend. Mum isn't happy - she thinks Tanya's a 'bad girl' and a bad influence. Mandy's sure Tanya can only get her out of trouble, not into it. But can she? $24.99
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The Lottie ProjectJacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland
For her history project, Charlie hits on the idea of writing the diary of Lottie, a young Victorian serving girl. When Charlie's mother loses her job as a shop manageress and starts work as a cleaner, Charlie's previously happy and comfortable lifestyle is threatened, and she finds her own hardships and struggles are not so different from Lottie's. $24.99
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The Canterbury TalesGeoffrey Chaucer Adapted by Mike Poulton
This two-play adaptation of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales encompasses the full span of the original work, containing 21 separate stories. All the famous characters are here – as well as many less well-known but equally full of life. Each of the stories has its own style – heroic verse for the Knight's Tale, vernacular rhymes for the Miller's Tale etc – echoing the many narrative voices employed by Chaucer himself. $24.99
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Coram BoyJamila Gavin Adapted by Helen Edmundson
A heartbreaking tale of orphans, angels, murder and music - dramatised from the Whitbread Award-winning novel set in 18th-century England. $24.99
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Northanger AbbeyJane Austen Adapted by Tim Luscombe
When Catherine Morland accepts an invitation to the Tilney's country seat at Northanger Abbey, lurid images of Mrs Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho threaten to overwhelm her. Until, as in all the best Jane Austen, Catherine finally gets her man... $25.99
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Blood WeddingFederico García Lorca Adapted by Tanya Ronder
On the eve of the wedding of a young couple from rival clans, the bride-to-be elopes with a former lover. The groom's mother is torn between a desire for vengeance and the instinct to protect her son. $25.99
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Minefields and MiniskirtsTerence O’Connell
If history is told by the victors, the story of war is usually told by the blokes. Now it's the ‘sheilas' turn. Nearly a thousand Australian women had a part in the Vietnam War as entertainers, typists, consular staff and army nurses. $25.99
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Don CarlosFriedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike Poulton
Schiller's great tragedy transformed by Mike Poulton into an intense and gripping historical thriller. $27.99
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Hedda GablerHenrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre
Richard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her. $24.99
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