{"product_id":"the-secret-confessions-of-anne-shakespeare-9780451229953","title":"The Secret Confessions of Anne Shakespeare","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn inventive and vibrant historical novel about the woman who dared to be the equal of the Bard of Avon. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dramatizing a marriage born of passion and strained by ambition, Arliss Ryan's fascinating historical novel chronicles a love affair for the ages, and the story of a woman who dares to fulfill her own surprising destiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anne Hathaway is weighing her prospects for marriage when a dalliance with young Will Shakespeare, the poetry-writing son of a rural glove- maker, leaves her pregnant and wed. When Will joins a traveling acting troupe and moves to London, Anne leaves their children in his parents' care and boldly follows him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking up a new identity at Will's side, Anne supports his career as a struggling actor by sewing costumes and transcribing manuscripts in the rough-and-tumble world of London's theatres. As Will finds his true calling in writing, Anne's own literary skills begin to flower, leading to a secret collaboration that makes Will the foremost playwright in Elizabethan England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arliss Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451229953","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125832642675,"sku":"9.78045E+12","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d1113026-83cd-4333-9f4d-28806ff356cc.jpg?v=1764766604","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-secret-confessions-of-anne-shakespeare-9780451229953","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}