{"product_id":"9781917171298","title":"The Last Bard (PB) - Maz Evans (Paperback) 10-09-2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling author of Who Let the Gods Out is       back with a brand new story packed full of humour       and heart!       'This is Maz Evans at her absolute best ... readers of all       ages will love this genius concept executed with pure class.' A.F.       STEADMAN         'The master of comedy for children has done it again ...       Funny, tender and clever' LOUIE STOWELL          'Laugh out loud, heartwarming, and sharp as a playwright's       quill ... You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll snort milk out your       nose.' ROSS MONTGOMERY         'Hilarious, adventurous and inventive, this is Maz at her       peerless best!' PHIL EARLE         Will Davenant has known more tragedy than laughter. But in an       unexpected twist, he inherits his grandfather's copy of The       Complete Works of Shakespeare - and makes a surprising       discovery.         As the last living relative of William Shakespeare himself, Will       can summon the Bard's heroes from the pages . . . and now       he has some extraordinary new friends to help turn things in his       life around.                  Superstar Maz Evans - bestselling author of the       Who Let the Gods Out and Oh Maya Gods series       - is BACK with a new standalone story!          Packed with timeless literary heroes, Maz's trademark       humour and heart, and told with empathy and poignancy.          Celebrates and introduces reader to some of William Shakespeare's       best-loved characters in a comic, accessible way.          Over half a million copies of Maz's books sold in the       UK alone!                           MORE PRAISE FOR THE LAST BARD:         'I laughed on every page, and she's made Shakespeare       super accessible for younger readers. Genius!' MEL       TAYLOR-BESSENT         'Every page is packed with laugh-out-loud brilliance and heart       that could fill a theatre.' JENNY PEARSON          'Sublime storytelling from a master.' M.       G. LEONARD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Maz Evans \/ Children - Older Readers (9 -11) \/ 10-09-2026","offer_id":57356981305724,"sku":"9781917171298","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/2344\/8005\/files\/9781917171298.jpg?v=1787750345","url":"https:\/\/www.ivybridgebookshop.com\/products\/9781917171298","provider":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}