{"id":538451,"date":"2018-12-10T07:01:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T07:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=538451"},"modified":"2018-12-10T09:58:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T09:58:13","slug":"novella-nostalgia-the-perfect-christmas-gift-for-book-worms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/novella-nostalgia-the-perfect-christmas-gift-for-book-worms\/","title":{"rendered":"NOVELLA NOSTALGIA. The Perfect Christmas Gift for Book Worms!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NOVELLA NOSTALGIA <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Perfect Christmas Gift for Book Worms!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-538454 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iaa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iaa.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iaa-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Currently comprising five short stories, the Novella Nostalgia series takes inspiration from film history. Selecting some of the most renowned films, authors Tony Drury and Oliver Richbell appropriate the narratives with an uncanny 21st century twist. The Novellas will captivate any modern reader, making them the perfect stocking filler for book-worms this Christmas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">These stories are ideal for the homeward journey after visiting relatives at Christmas, or for those breaks in-between the festivities and checking on the Christmas lunch! And if time is limited for reading the whole novella, do not fear as the memorable story-lines will remain in your thinking until you pick up and read again.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cLunch with Harry\u201d<\/strong> transfers the classic romance \u2018Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s\u2019 to Regent Street, London in 2016. Audrey Hepburn is recreated in the desirable shape of Dr Ella van Houten who has stood on a man\u2019s foot outside Hamleys, the world\u2019s oldest toy shop. Ella was imagining that she was Holly Golightly, the character that Hepburn played in one of Hollywood\u2019s most romantic films in New York- the most Christmassy city of them all.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cTwelve Troubled Jurors\u201d<\/strong> follows an explosive Crown Court case which creates nerve jangling tensions among members of the jury. The weakness of the evidence of financial \u201cinsider dealing\u201d is offset by Vicki Rollins\u2019 resentment of the wealthy classes in a courtroom drama echoing the strains of \u201c12 Angry Men\u201d, the film that gave us one of Henry Fonda\u2019s greatest performances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cForever on Thursdays\u201d<\/strong> is based on the unforgettable British film \u201cBrief Encounter\u201d and tells the tale of Carey and Mark, who meet unexpectedly when Carey is the victim of an assault at a railway station.\u00a0 Mark is her saviour and whisks her away for a coffee; the pair get on well and soon they are meeting every Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cThe Man who Hated\u201d<\/strong> is inspired by the 1993 release of Michael Douglas film <em>Falling Down. <\/em>The protagonist, ex-police officer Milton Grant, appoints himself hero to correct what he feels is wrong amongst humanity. Grant\u2019s estrangement and anger is fuelled by difficulty with his daughter and his diagnosis with terminal cancer. Paradoxically, Grant\u2019s quest is carried out through acts of violence that become ever more intense as the novella progresses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In \u201c<strong>Gloriana\u201d<em>, <\/em><\/strong>dispute resolution lawyer turned author, Oliver Richbell takes from his extensive knowledge of European politics to create a drama inspired by the current socio-political aftermath of Brexit. Taking its theme from the 2008 Tom Cruise film <em>Valkyrie, <\/em>where conspirers plotted against Adolf Hitler, Richell\u2019s novella tells the tale of those who voted remain plotting in Downing Street with international deals and hopes to kill the Prime Minister. <em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Novellas have been described by many as so gripping that they can\u2019t be put down. With many five-star reviews across the board, you can\u2019t miss out on these original reads this holiday time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Buy all 5 books for \u00a310.95 (includes VAT) from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B07HP6MRB3\/ref=series_rw_dp_sw\">www.amazon.co.uk\/novellanostalgia<\/a> or by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityfiction.co.uk\">www.cityfiction.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOVELLA NOSTALGIA The Perfect Christmas Gift for Book Worms! \u00a0 Currently comprising five short stories, the Novella Nostalgia series takes inspiration from film history. Selecting some of the most renowned films, authors Tony Drury and Oliver Richbell appropriate the narratives with an uncanny 21st century twist. 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