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'She is the girl who will be queen: Ophelia, daughter of Denmark's lord chancellor and loved by Prince Hamlet.
'But while Hamlet's family stab, poison or haunt one another, Ophelia plans a sensible rule, one filled with justice and the making of delicious cheeses. Even if she has to pretend to be mad to make it happen, Ophelia will let nothing, not even howling ghosts, stand in her way.
'This is Shakespeare's play, but with what might also have happened behind the scenes. And this story has a happy ending.
'From Jackie French, one of Australia's most respected and awarded authors and the Australian Children's Laureate and 2015 Senior Australian of the Year, comes a book that reimagines the life of one of Shakespeare's most intriguing female characters.' (Publication summary)
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A reimagining of one of Shakespeare's most intriguing female characters, Ophelia.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
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Ophelia : Queen of Denmark Written by Jackie French
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2015;
— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark 2015 single work novel -
Review : Ophelia : Queen of Denmark
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 40)
— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark 2015 single work novel -
Cheese & Kisses
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 August 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark 2015 single work novel 'Jackie French has retold the story of Hamlet from Ophelia's perspective...' -
Review : Ophelia: Queen of Denmark
2015
single work
— Appears in: Reading Time , July 2015;
— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark 2015 single work novel
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Review : Ophelia: Queen of Denmark
2015
single work
— Appears in: Reading Time , July 2015;
— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark 2015 single work novel -
Cheese & Kisses
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 August 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark 2015 single work novel 'Jackie French has retold the story of Hamlet from Ophelia's perspective...' -
Review : Ophelia : Queen of Denmark
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 40)
— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark 2015 single work novel -
Ophelia : Queen of Denmark Written by Jackie French
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2015;
— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark 2015 single work novel
Awards
- 2016 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Older Readers