| The Secret Confessions of Anne Shakespeare Contributor(s): Ryan, Arliss (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0451229959 ISBN-13: 9780451229953 Publisher: Berkley / Nal OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010005080 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.65 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An inventive and vibrant historical novel about the woman who dared to be the equal of the Bard of Avon. Dramatizing a marriage born of passion and strained by ambition, Arliss Ryan's fascinating historical novel chronicles a love affair for the ages, and the story of a woman who dares to fulfill her own surprising destiny. Anne Hathaway is weighing her prospects for marriage when a dalliance with young Will Shakespeare, the poetry-writing son of a rural glove- maker, leaves her pregnant and wed. When Will joins a traveling acting troupe and moves to London, Anne leaves their children in his parents' care and boldly follows him. Taking up a new identity at Will's side, Anne supports his career as a struggling actor by sewing costumes and transcribing manuscripts in the rough-and-tumble world of London's theatres. As Will finds his true calling in writing, Anne's own literary skills begin to flower, leading to a secret collaboration that makes Will the foremost playwright in Elizabethan England. |
