Shylock is my name /
by Jacobson, Howard; Shakespeare, William.
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BookSeries: Hogarth Shakespeare: Publisher: London : Hogarth, 2016Description: 277 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781781090282 (hbk.) :; 1781090289 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Shylock, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | General | GeneralSummary: 'Who is this guy, Dad? What is he doing here?' With an absent wife and a daughter going off the rails, wealthy art collector and philanthropist Simon Strulovitch is in need of someone to talk to. So when he meets Shylock at a cemetery in Cheshire's Golden Triangle, he invites him back to his house. It's the beginning of a remarkable friendship. Elsewhere in the Golden Triangle, the rich, manipulative Plurabelle is the face of her own TV series, existing in a bubble of plastic surgery and lavish parties. She shares prejudices and a barbed sense of humour with her loyal friend D'Anton, whose attempts to play Cupid involve Strulovitch's daughter - and put a pound of flesh on the line.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 002924400X | ||||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 23/10/2024 | 002924401X | |||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Reserve Collection Reserve Collection | Adult Fiction | Available | 002924402X | ||||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Reserve Collection Reserve Collection | Adult Fiction | Available | 002924404X |
"William Shakespeare's The merchant of Venice retold"--Back cover.
'Who is this guy, Dad? What is he doing here?' With an absent wife and a daughter going off the rails, wealthy art collector and philanthropist Simon Strulovitch is in need of someone to talk to. So when he meets Shylock at a cemetery in Cheshire's Golden Triangle, he invites him back to his house. It's the beginning of a remarkable friendship. Elsewhere in the Golden Triangle, the rich, manipulative Plurabelle is the face of her own TV series, existing in a bubble of plastic surgery and lavish parties. She shares prejudices and a barbed sense of humour with her loyal friend D'Anton, whose attempts to play Cupid involve Strulovitch's daughter - and put a pound of flesh on the line.
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