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 The Two Loves of Will Shakespeare
From the Publisher:
Young William Shakespeare should be taking his glove making apprenticeship much more seriously.
However, carousing with his friends, wooing women, and sneaking off to
see plays are all higher priorities for him. This changes when
Will's best friend, Richard, asks him to write and deliver sonnets to a
young woman, pretending the love poems are from Richard. Once
Will lays eyes on the beautiful Anne Whateley, he falls deeply in
love. But entanglements with a certain Anne Hathaway, the
discovery of an old prank, and Will's distracted nature all complicate
matters for the future Bard of Avon. In this highly entertaining
historical novel, Laurie Lawlor muses on a historical mystery: how
there came to be two separate marriage license applications taken out
on consecutive dates in November 1582 between eighteen-year-old William
Shakespeare and two different women, both named Anne.
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Reviews and Comments:
-- "Lawlor bases her story of the Bard's early life on an enigmatic
historical snippet. She introduces readers to a rebellious, ale-loving
18-year-old who likes nothing better than wooing women and taking part
in pranks that subvert both the law and his parents' wishes.... The
well written chapters overflow with interesting and accurate details of
Elizabethan life." -- School Library Journal
-- "The still unexplained existence of marriage license applications made
out on consecutive days for Shakespeare and two different women makes a
promising historical tidbit for any storyteller. Lawlor makes good on
that promise, portraying 18-year-old Will as a restless but
well-meaning wastrel with a gift for words, raging hormones, remarkably
poor judgment, and the attention span of a flea.... the author creates both a vivid setting and a feckless protagonist,
equally credible as an adolescent and as a product of his times." -- Booklist
-- "Lawlor offers a rip-roaring tale about Will Shakespeare as a wild
adolescent with a touch of ADD. ...Weaving
a few known facts of Shakespeare’s early life with generous swaths of
historical color, Lawlor paints a vivid and reckless portrait," -
Kirkus Reviews 6/01/06.
The Two Loves of Will Shakespeare. (2006) Holiday House. ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-1901-2. 256 pg. Historical Fiction
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