What if the greatest writer of all time isn\u2019t who we think he is? What if he isn\u2019t even a he? Step back four hundred years and discover the female author who hid behind the mask of the man we know as William Shakespeare . . .<\/p>\n
In 1581, Emilia Bassano is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlain\u2019s mistress she has access to the theatre, and finds a way to bring her work to the stage secretly. And yet, creating some of the world\u2019s greatest dramatic masterpieces comes at a great cost: by paying a man for the use of his name, she will write her own out of history.<\/p>\n
His name? William Shakespeare . . .<\/p>\n
In modern day New York, playwright Melina Green is determined to see one of her shows make the stage. After years of struggle to be recognised she has finally written again, inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor \u2014 Emilia Bassano, England\u2019s first published female poet. Although the challenges are different for her, four hundred years later, a woman\u2019s voice is still not heard like a man\u2019s.<\/p>\n
But what lengths will she be willing to go to in order to achieve her dreams? Moving between Elizabethan England and modern day Manhattan, By Any Other Name is a beautifully written, compelling novel that explores the theme of identity and the ways in which two women, centuries apart\u2014one of whom might just be the real author of Shakespeare\u2019s plays\u2014are both forced to hide behind another name to make their voices heard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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