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y separately published work icon Ophelia : Queen of Denmark single work   novel   young adult  
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Ophelia : Queen of Denmark
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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.

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Ophelia : Queen of Denmark Written by Jackie French Sharon McGuinness , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2015;

— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark Jackie French , 2015 single work novel
Review : Ophelia : Queen of Denmark Tina Cavanough , 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 Jackie French , 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 Jackie French , 2015 single work novel
'Jackie French has retold the story of Hamlet from Ophelia's perspective...'
Review : Ophelia: Queen of Denmark Stella Lees , 2015 single work
— Appears in: Reading Time , July 2015;

— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark Jackie French , 2015 single work novel
Review : Ophelia: Queen of Denmark Stella Lees , 2015 single work
— Appears in: Reading Time , July 2015;

— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark Jackie French , 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 Jackie French , 2015 single work novel
'Jackie French has retold the story of Hamlet from Ophelia's perspective...'
Review : Ophelia : Queen of Denmark Tina Cavanough , 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 Jackie French , 2015 single work novel
Ophelia : Queen of Denmark Written by Jackie French Sharon McGuinness , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2015;

— Review of Ophelia : Queen of Denmark Jackie French , 2015 single work novel
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