Shakespeare's Mistress

Historical Fiction

Karen Harper

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Ebury Press
02 January 2012

Fiction & Literature; Historical fiction

A delicious and intriguing historical novel about the woman who was William Shakespeare's secret wife...

England, 1601.

When Queen Elizabeth's men come looking for William Shakespeare - a rumoured Catholic in a time of Catholic-Protestant intrigue and insurrection - they first question a beautiful, dark-haired woman who seems to know the famous playwright very well.

Too well.

She is Anne Whateley, born in Temple Grafton, a small town just up the river from Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon.

And as church records show - were anyone to look for them - Anne Whateley was wed to William Shakespeare in a small country church just days before he married another woman, Anne Hathaway, who has lived as his wife for decades.

In SHAKESPEARE'S MISTRESS, Anne Whateley - who may or may not be Will's true wife - tells her story.

Stretching almost fifty years, from the rural villages of Warwickshire to the bustling city of London, with its teeming streets and lively theatres, it's a story of undying passion, for life, love, and literature.

By: Karen Harper
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 302g
ISBN: 9780091940423
ISBN 10: 0091940427
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 02 January 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Shakespeare's Mistress: Historical Fiction

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