EAN: 9780593874714

PICOULT JODI BY ANY OTHER NAME

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring” ( Elle )
novel about two women  centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s
plays—who are both forced to hide behind another name.     “You’ll fall in love with Emilia
Bassano  the unforgettable heroine based on a real woman that Picoult brings vividly to life in
her brilliantly researched new novel.”—Kristin Hannah  author of The Women   Young playwright
Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor
Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely  in a theater world where the playing field
isn’t level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again  her best friend takes
the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym.  In
1581  young Emilia Bassano is a ward of English aristocrats. Her lessons on languages  history
and writing have endowed her with a sharp wit and a gift for storytelling  but like most women
of her day  she is allowed no voice of her own. Forced to become a mistress to the Lord
Chamberlain  who oversees all theatre productions in England  Emilia sees firsthand how the
words of playwrights can move an audience. She begins to form a plan to secretly bring a play
of her own to the stage—by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to front her work.  Told
in intertwining timelines  By Any Other Name  a sweeping tale of ambition  courage  and desire
centers two women who are determined to create something beautiful despite the prejudices they
face. Should a writer do whatever it takes to see her story live on . . . no matter the cost?
This remarkable novel  rooted in primary historical sources  ensures the name Emilia Bassano
will no longer be forgotten.

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