Shylock's Daughter

When the beautiful Jessica Pruitt arrives in Venice to star in a film based on The Merchant of Venice, she is preoccupied: she has recently lost custody of her daughter, and as an older actress she is increasingly aware of the difficulty of landing leading roles. One day, as she wanders through an old Jewish ghetto, Jessica is magically transported to sixteenth-century Venice where she finds herself the heroine of "Will" Shakespeare's play. Immediately attracted to the younger playwright, Jessica enters into an intensely passionate love affair that defies time and place. Reading group guide included.

Author: Erica Jong
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 10/01/2003
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.52w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780393324921

About the Author
Jong, Erica: - Erica Jong is the author of eight novels--including Fear of Flying--six books of poetry, and several works of nonfiction. She lives in New York City and Connecticut.