Book description
England, 1601.
When Queen Elizabeth's men come looking for William Shakespeare - a
rumoured Catholic in a time of Catholic-Protestant intrigue and
insurrection - they first question a beautiful, dark-haired woman who
seems to know the famous playwright very well. Too well.
She is Anne Whateley, born in Temple Grafton, a small town just up
the river from Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. And as
church records show - were anyone to look for them - Anne Whateley was
wed to William Shakespeare in a small country church just days before
he married another woman, Anne Hathaway, who has lived as his wife for
decades.
In SHAKESPEARE'S MISTRESS, Anne Whateley - who may or may not be
Will's true wife - tells her story. Stretching almost fifty years,
from the rural villages of Warwickshire to the bustling city of
London, with its teeming streets and lively theatres, it's a story
of undying passion, for life, love, and literature.
Karen Harper is a New York Times bestselling author
whose novels, both historical and contemporary, have been published
worldwide.
A former teacher of English literature at both college and
high-school level, she has had a life long interest in Tudor history.
