GURGAON, India, July 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Block Your Calendar for the Day All Potter Fans Have Been Waiting for: 31 July 2016
With just under two weeks to go for the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 and 2, Harry Potter fever is gripping the country. From bookstores bedecked to mark the launch of the book, to fan events, parties and activities in bookstores and other popular hubs in each Indian metro, this is an experience like no other. Hachette India has a fantastic contest to delight Indian fans of J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World: two lucky fans will each win an authentic limited edition author-signed copy of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 and 2. The contest begins on 22 July 2016 at 2:00 p.m. and will end on 5 August 2016. For more details on the contest visit Hachette India on Facebook.
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Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a new play by Jack Thorne, is the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. It will receive its world premiere in London's Palace Theatre on 30 July 2016. The script book will go on sale at bookstores across India at 11.30 a.m. (IST) on 31 July.
Speaking about the release, Thomas Abraham, Managing Director of Hachette India, said, 'Once again this is going to be a publishing sensation as the magic continues from where it left off in Book 7. The rave reactions from fans, post the London previews clearly indicate that this is classic Harry Potter back again.'
The eighth story begins where the seventh book concludes. It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes darkness comes from unexpected places.
J.K. Rowling's bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007, have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, are distributed in more than 200 territories, are translated into 79 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films.
About the book:
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a new play by Jack Thorne, is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage.
ISBN: 9780751565355 | Subject: Children's and YA Fiction - Fantasy | Binding: HB | Format: Royal | Imprint: Little, Brown
Page Extent: 352 | Rights: For sale in the Indian Sub-Continent only.
About Hachette India:
Hachette India is the Indian arm of Hachette UK and began its local publishing programme in 2009.
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