Much ado about nothing - Jenny Oldfield

Jenny Oldfield creates a hilarious narrative retelling of Shakespeare's comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.

When AC Messina's star striker Claudio falls for the team manager'sdaughter, Hero, he sets in motion an escalating web of deceit. Fuelled by a combination of liesand genuine misunderstandings, Claudio is fooled into believing thatHero is having an affair, and rejects her on their wedding day; whilststar defender Benedick is tricked into falling in love with his worstenemy, Hero's cousin Beatrice. With a delightful cast of reporters,footballers, WAGs and revenge-obsessed scoundrels, will thetruth ever be unravelled? But more to the point, will it result in anycelebrity weddings?

The Shakespeare Today series captures the magic of Shakespeare's original play and sets it in an accessible and contemporary style.

Jenny Oldfield is a best-selling author of over 50 children's books. She writes series fiction (including Home Farm Twins) and has published many books with Hodder. She has contributed to the A & C Black White Wolves series with Live the Dream, one of our most successful titles in the younger age ranges.

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