Tyler, A. (2016). Vinegar Girl. Penguin Random House.
A modern revamp of The Taming of the Shrew, this version sees the older daughter of a medical researcher trying to be convinced to marry his assistant before he can be deported.
A tale of coerced marriage, this could be a hard story to sell to modern readers but both it and the original play use the premise to push the reader to re-think social norms and think critically about what it means to be forthright and sharp when the world wants you to be accommodating and dim.
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