Bibliograph

Fire queen, Joanna Courtney

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Fire queen, Joanna Courtney

Language

eng

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Fire queen

Responsibility statement

Joanna Courtney

Series statement

Shakespeare's queens trilogy, 2

Summary

"Shakespeare's Ophelia was a lover, a madwoman and a victim. The real Ofelia is a very different story: a leader, a fighter and a fiercely independent woman... As a young girl, Ofelia stood frozen as her mother threw herself on her father's funeral pyre. Such is the fate, she learned, of the devoted wife and in that moment, she swore never to belong to any man. Years later, she is a force to be reckoned with: right-hand woman to the newly crowned Prince Hamlet, to whom she has sworn her sword and her undying loyalty, but refuses his true desire - her hand in marriage. When Hamlet's jealous uncle plots against him, Ofelia will have to use every wile at her disposal to keep her prince safe from those who wish him harm. Yet in the end, it could be her unruly heart that is the greatest betrayer of all

Target audience

adult

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