{"product_id":"9798892422529","title":"The Shakespeare Secret","description":"Author:\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798892422529\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE US\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShakespeare is a woman-three women, in fact, who hire a footloose  actor as the face of their writing. When they become suspects in a plot  to kill Queen Elizabeth, their secret identity is suddenly at risk-along  with the queen's life-in this imaginative historical novel for fans of\u003ci\u003e Hamnet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tower\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShakespeare is a woman-three women, in fact, who hire a footloose  actor as the face of their writing. When they become suspects in a plot  to kill Queen Elizabeth, their secret identity is suddenly at risk-along  with the queen's life-in this imaginative historical novel for fans of\u003ci\u003e Hamnet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tower\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone knows of William Shakespeare, the rakish former actor and famous  playwright. But few know the three women writing every word of his plays- Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, a frustrated  poet; Emelia Bassano, a court musician with a passion for complex  stories; and Jane Daggett, a seamstress with an impressive ability to  spin fantastic plots. Frustrated by the patriarchal restrictions of  their sixteenth-century society, they come together to write  anonymously. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon the three women come under the scrutiny of one  of the Queen's spies, who notices their surreptitious meetings and odd  behavior and suspects they are involved in an ongoing plot to kill the  Queen. To help guard their secret as they face inquisition, they hire an  actor named Will Shakespeare to be the face of their endeavor and  divert attention. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the plague deepens its grip on London and  the Queen's man traces their every move, the women are forced to choose  between admitting what they've done and betraying each other to the  Crown or hiding the truth at risk of endangering the Queen herself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shakespeare Secret\u003c\/i\u003e is a  thrilling feminist tale of perseverance, justice, and freedom  where friendship and trust are put to the test, for fans of Tracy  Chevalier and Charlie Lovett.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46727000260766,"sku":"UBD-9798892422529","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798892422529.jpg?v=1776491199","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798892422529","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}