The Gap of Time

The Gap of Time The Winter's Tale Retold

One of Shakespeare's final plays, The Winter's Tale is the spellbinding story of newfound love, treacherous jealousy, revenge, regret, and ultimately, redemption. Beloved and award-winning author Jeanette Winterson will introduce this classic in a new and unique way, in the first installment of Hogarth's historic Shakespeare series.
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Cameron Gleeson @cammygleeson
3.5 stars
Oct 23, 2023

haven’t read the original shakespeare but feel like i could have enjoyed it more if i did

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Briar's Reviews@briarsreviews
5 stars
Jul 31, 2023

The Gap of Time was a fantastic retelling of The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare. When I first started this book I was very unsure about it. Typically retellings are almost an exact copy of the work and appear to be more of a "fan fiction" than their own work. But, this beautiful novel was different! While it was a retelling, it was not an exact retelling. The story follows the general plot line of The Winter's Tale, but also tells it's own story as well! I was hooked at every word of this story. It was written in a way that kept me wondering what was happening to Perdita and her Father. There wasn't much I would change about this story. The pace moves at a good speed and the plot does not go off on random tangents. There are also themes that are evident: jealousy, redemption and the concept of love. Overall, this book was fantastic! I did receive an ARC copy, so there were some "errors", such as reminders to check certain pages randomly in some sentences. There were some spelling and grammar mistakes as well, but since this was an advanced reader's copy, it was expected. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a general fiction novel that dives into themes. It would also be good for someone looking for a retelling of a classic story. Five out of five stars! I received this book as an Advanced Reader's Copy.

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Sonja H@sonjah
5 stars
Aug 12, 2022

"The Gap of Time" ist die Nacherzählung des Wintermärchens von Shakespeare, eine Geschichte über Eifersucht, Freundschaften und Familienschicksale. Die Autorin ist bei ihrer Erzählung sehr nah am Geschehen geblieben, lässt die Handlung jedoch im modernen London und Paris spielen und gibt insbesondere den Nebenfiguren mehr Tiefe. Es ist ihr unglaublich gut gelungen, die Erzählweise Shakespeares aufzugreifen und mit ihren eigenen Ideen und Erfahrungen zu füllen. Ich könnte stundenlang über dieses Buch schwärmen und ich weiß, dass ich es noch mehr als einmal lesen werde. Ein wundervolles Werk, das es wert ist, gelesen zu werden!

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Deborah Meades@debeth
5 stars
Jan 1, 2022

Fantastic writing. I loved this book. I read the Shakespeare play of The Winter's Tale as I did nt know the play at all. I m glad I did as I think it really helped me enjoy the novel. The characters are so fascinating and Winterson's writing is just superb. I hope the rest of the Hogarth Shakespeare series are as good as this.

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Ruth Parker @ruth
2 stars
Nov 18, 2021

The influx of Shakespeare related books has been sublime. I love the Bard, I love retellings, I like Jeanette Winterson. I did not enjoy this book. Maybe it wasn’t the right time to read it for me. I just found myself kind of bored. I flipped through and skim read a lot of it and it still took me nearly a week to finish. The themes were all there... but the characters were lacking for me. Didn’t hate it. Didn’t like it.

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SnarkByThePage@snarkbythepage
5 stars
Oct 17, 2021

I really loved this book, but that wasn't really a shocker, as it's exactly the kind of book I enjoy. It's a modernization of a Shakespeare tale, and that aspect is done really, really well. Stand alone, it's a well told tale as well. Even without the awesome novelty of the retelling, it's a great read because of the writing alone.

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Jennifer Crumbling@Snarkbythepage
5 stars
Aug 4, 2021

I really loved this book, but that wasn't really a shocker, as it's exactly the kind of book I enjoy. It's a modernization of a Shakespeare tale, and that aspect is done really, really well. Stand alone, it's a well told tale as well. Even without the awesome novelty of the retelling, it's a great read because of the writing alone.

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Will Vunderink@willvunderink
2 stars
Dec 18, 2023
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Elena@elle_bi
3 stars
Mar 10, 2022
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Sabine Delorme@7o9
5 stars
Mar 5, 2022
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Alexia@apolasky
3 stars
Dec 17, 2021
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Lota Hutson@alotabooks
3 stars
Dec 10, 2021
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Kendra Jones@kendraij
3 stars
Dec 7, 2021
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Esme@esme_grace
3 stars
Dec 5, 2021
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Moray Lyle McIntosh@bookish_arcadia
3 stars
Dec 5, 2021
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Elke Maasbommel@theopenbook
3 stars
Sep 4, 2021
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Andrada D@andragel
4 stars
Sep 1, 2021
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Janna@janna
3 stars
Aug 6, 2021