By Any Other Name

What if Shakespeare was a woman? The new dual-timeline novel from the number 1 international bestselling authorWhat if the greatest writer of all time isnt who we think he is?What if he isnt even a he?Step back four hundred years and discover the female author who hid behind the mask of the man we know as William Shakespeare . . .In 1581, Emilia Bassano is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlains 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 worlds 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 . . .In 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, Englands first published female poet. Although the challenges are different for her, four hundred years later, a womans voice is still not heard like a mans. But what lengths will she be willing to go to in order to achieve her dreams?Moving between Elizabethan England and modern day Manhattan, By Any Other Name is a beautifully written, compelling novel that explores the theme of identity and the ways in which two women, centuries apartone of whom might just be the real author of Shakespeares playsare both forced to hide behind another name to make their voices heard.