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Enid Blyton grown-ups spin off gets new titles

See the jacket image of one of the forthcoming books.

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One of last Christmas’s bestselling books is getting a sequel as the Enid Blyton For Grown Ups series launches five new titles.

Five On Brexit Island was the UK’s biggest-selling book the week before Christmas, shifting 82,522 copies, and was part of a wider popular series giving a satirical take on Blyton’s classic adventure tales.

Now, author Bruno Vincent is returning with more reimaginings of Blyton’s Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy, including follow-up tale Five Escape Brexit Island, and a first look at some of the jacket images has been released.

Five Escape Brexit Island
The jacket for Five Escape Brexit Island (Ruth Palmer/Quercus/PA)

A spokesperson for Enid Blyton Entertainment said: “(We are) thrilled that Enid Blyton’s iconic five are being reimagined for grown-ups.

“We are certain Enid Blyton would have delighted in the gentle parody of her characters – characters which have helped to create a multimillion-selling global brand.”

Quercus is set to publish the new titles on October 5.

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