A delicious and intriguing historical novel about the woman who was William Shakespeare's secret wife...
Karen Harper is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels,
both historical and contemporary, have been published
worldwide.
A former teacher of English literature at both college and
high-school level, she has had a life long interest in Tudor
history.
One of the most exquisite novels I have read in a very long
time
*Michelle Moran*
a highly readable book for anyone who enjoys Tudor history
*Daily Mail*
So vivid and authentic - a totally satisfying recreation of one of
the great Shakespeare mysteries. I couldn't put it down
*Rosalind Miles, author of I, Elizabeth and Guinevere*
Harper...knows her period well, and it shows...often in sure
handling of the details of politics, theatre, and daily life,
including some harrowing passages featuring childbirth and the
plague
*Booklist*
The novels chief pleasures derive from the easy interaction of
Shakespeare's work, the history of Elizabethan England and the life
that the author imagines Shakespeare might have had
*Publishers Weekly*
Elizabethan history has never been this appealing
*NEWSDAY*
In a wonderful, lively, insightful and heartbreaking love story,
Harper allows Shakespeare's secret wife, Anne Whateley, to narrate
her colorful, lusty story. With her sharp eye for detail and
dialogue, Harper delivers a tale that resounds with the colour and
atmosphere of life in the theatre, London and the intrigues that
ran rampant in England
*Romantic Times*
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