{"product_id":"jodi-picoult-by-any-other-name-2024-hardback","title":"Jodi Picoult: By Any Other Name [2024] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**PRE-ORDER NOW - THE DAZZLING NEW NOVEL FROM MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR JODI PICOULT**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if the greatest writer of all time isn't who we think he is?\u003cbr\u003eWhat if he isn't even a he?\u003cbr\u003eStep back four hundred years and discover the female author who hid behind the mask of the man we know as William Shakespeare . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1581, Emilia Bassano is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlain's mistress she has access to the theatre, and finds a way to bring her work to the stage secretly. And yet, creating some of the world's greatest dramatic masterpieces comes at a great cost: by paying a man for the use of his name, she will write her own out of history. His name? William Shakespeare . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn modern day New York, playwright Melina Green is determined to see one of her shows make the stage. After years of struggle to be recognised she has finally written again, inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor - Emilia Bassano, England's first published female poet. Although the challenges are different for her, four hundred years later, a woman's voice is still not heard like a man's. But what lengths will she be willing to go to in order to achieve her dreams?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoving between Elizabethan England and modern day Manhattan, \u003ci\u003eBy Any Other Name\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully written, compelling novel that explores the theme of identity and the ways in which two women, centuries apart-one of whom might just be the real author of Shakespeare's plays-are both forced to hide behind another name to make their voices heard.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR JODI PICOULT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A writer the world needs to be reading right now' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It is hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eShe is the master of her craft' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There are writers who try and do what Picoult does, and then there's Picoult' \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picoult, Jodi","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":54236288483667,"sku":"XV80241676042","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":48071817560403,"sku":"9780241676042","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/picoult-jodi-jodi-picoult-by-any-other-name-2024-hardback-9780241676042-1149007660.jpg?v=1783523841","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/jodi-picoult-by-any-other-name-2024-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}