By Any Other Name: A Novel Book by Jodi Picoult
\nYoung playwright Mel ina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabet han ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely\, in a th eater world where the playing field isn&rsquo\;t level for women. As Melin a wonders if she dares risk failure again\, her best friend takes the deci sion out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseu donym.
\nIn 1581\, young Emilia Bassano is a ward of English aristoc rats. Her lessons on languages\, history\, and writing have endowed her wi th a sharp wit and a gift for storytelling\, but like most women of her da y\, she is allowed no voice of her own. Forced to become a mistress to the Lord Chamberlain\, who oversees all theatre productions in England\, Emil ia sees firsthand how the words of playwrights can move an audience. She b egins to form a plan to secretly bring a play of her own to the stage&mdas h\;by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to front her work.
\nTold in intertwining timelines\, \;By Any Other Name\, a sweeping tal e of ambition\, courage\, and desire centers two women who are determined to create something beautiful despite the prejudices they face. Should a w riter do whatever it takes to see her story live on . . . no matter the co st? This remarkable novel\, rooted in primary historical sources\, ensures the name Emilia Bassano will no longer be forgotten.
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