The Sandpit Explained

The Sandpit
Author:	Nicholas Shakespeare
Language:	English
Subject:	Thriller
Genre:	Fiction
Publisher:	Harvill Secker, Penguin Random House
Media Type:	Hardback, paperback, ebook, audio download^[1]
Pages:	xi+432
Isbn:	978-1-787-30176-4

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

Overview

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

Reviews

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

• The Canberra Times.^[3]
• Evening Standard.^[4]
• The Guardian.^[5]
• The Scotsman.^[6]
• The Spectator.^[7]
• The Sunday Telegraph.^[8]

See also

• List of books about Oxford

External links

• The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare
• Amazon USA information
• Amazon UK information

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Sandpit – Nicholas Shakespeare . . UK . 17 December 2020 .
2. Web site: Phoenix Picturehouse . www.picturehouses.com . 17 December 2020 .
3. News: Nicholas Shakespeare returns to fiction with The Sandpit, a thriller set in Oxford . Colin . Steele . . 8 August 2020 .
4. News: The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare: dirty politics and shady spies . Ian . Thomson . . 16 July 2020 .
5. News: The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup . Laura . Wilson . . 17 July 2020 .
6. Book review: The Sandpit, by Nicholas Shakespeare . Allan . Massie . . 25 July 2020 .
7. Oxford skulduggery: The Sandpit, by Nicholas Shakespeare, reviewed . Andrew . Taylor . . 25 July 2020 .
8. News: The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare, review: Iranian espionage comes to Oxford . Francesca . Carington . . 28 June 2020 .