Enter the Body
Enter the Body by Joy McCullough is a novel-in-verse published by Penguin on January 23, 2024. This 336-page work presents a unique exploration of Shakespeare’s tragic heroines, allowing characters like Juliet, Ophelia, Cordelia, and Lavinia to narrate their own stories. The book delves into themes of passion, justice, sisterhood, and love, offering a fresh perspective on these iconic figures.
Readers will find a poignant and ambitious narrative as the voices of Shakespeare’s deceased teenage girls emerge from beneath a stage’s trapdoor. In this setting, they share their experiences and reclaim their stories, highlighting the importance of female solidarity in the face of trauma. Enter the Body invites readers to engage with the complexities of young women’s lives through a poetic lens, making it a significant addition to the Young Adult Fiction genre.
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“At once tender, poetic and ferocious, Enter The Body breathes new life into the Bard’s most tragic heroines. More than a tribute to Shakespeare, this kaleidoscopic, ambitious novel-in-verse gives Juliet, Ophelia, Cordelia, and Lavinia the chance to tell their own stories full of passion, justice, sisterhood, and love. Simply spectacular.”—Michael L. Printz Award winner Laura Ruby, author of Bone Gap
In the room beneath a stage’s trapdoor, Shakespeare’s dead teenage girls compare their experiences and retell the stories of their lives, their loves, and their fates in their own words. Bestselling author Joy McCullough offers a brilliant testament to how young women can support each other and reclaim their stories in the aftermath of trauma.
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