{"product_id":"the-secret-confessions-of-anne-shakespeare-9780451229953","title":"The Secret Confessions of Anne Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Arliss Ryan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Berkley \/ Nal\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Berkley \/ Nal\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inventive and vibrant historical novel about the woman who dared to be the equal of the Bard of Avon. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Berkley \/ Nal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408939835543,"sku":"9780451229953","price":1927.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780451229953.webp?v=1767310828","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-confessions-of-anne-shakespeare-9780451229953","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}