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265 pp.
| Harcourt |
October, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-15-205451-0$17.00
(4)
YA
While this fictional autobiography of Anne Hathaway (a.k.a. Mrs. William Shakespeare) plays fast and loose with the facts, the novel, which chronicles Anne's life until Shakespeare leaves London for Stratford, provides an interesting snapshot of sixteenth-century England. The powerlessness of women in society is starkly portrayed in this richly detailed novel.