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The Sandpit

The Sandpit
First edition
AuthorNicholas Shakespeare
LanguageEnglish
SubjectThriller
GenreFiction
PublisherHarvill Secker, Penguin Random House
Media typeHardback, paperback, ebook, audio download[1]
Pagesxi+432
ISBN978-1-787-30176-4

The Sandpit (2020) is a novel by Nicholas Shakespeare.

Overview

The book is a thriller based in Oxford, England.[2] It references the Phoenix school, based on the Dragon School in North Oxford, which Shakespeare attended in the 1960s.[3] The Dragon is used as the name of a cinema, whereas there is actually a Phoenix Picturehouse not far from the Dragon School.[4]

Reviews

The book has been reviewed in the following magazines and newspapers:

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Sandpit – Nicholas Shakespeare". UK: Penguin Books. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Steele, Colin (8 August 2020). "Nicholas Shakespeare returns to fiction with The Sandpit, a thriller set in Oxford". The Canberra Times.
  3. ^ a b Taylor, Andrew (25 July 2020). "Oxford skulduggery: The Sandpit, by Nicholas Shakespeare, reviewed". The Spectator.
  4. ^ "Phoenix Picturehouse". www.picturehouses.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ Thomson, Ian (16 July 2020). "The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare: dirty politics and shady spies". Evening Standard.
  6. ^ Wilson, Laura (17 July 2020). "The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup". The Guardian.
  7. ^ Massie, Allan (25 July 2020). "Book review: The Sandpit, by Nicholas Shakespeare". The Scotsman.
  8. ^ Carington, Francesca (28 June 2020). "The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare, review: Iranian espionage comes to Oxford". The Sunday Telegraph.

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