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Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it perf ormed is unlikely\, in a theater world where the playing field isn't level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again\, her best f riend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festiv al under a male pseudonym. \;
\nIn 1581\, young Emilia Bassano i s a ward of English aristocrats. Her lessons on languages\, history\, and writing have endowed her with a sharp wit and a gift for storytelling\, bu t like most women of her day\, she is allowed no voice of her own. Forced to become a mistress to the Lord Chamberlain\, who oversees all theatre pr oductions in England\, Emilia sees firsthand how the words of playwrights can move an audience. She begins to form a plan to secretly bring a play o f her own to the stage - by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to f ront her work. \;
\nTold in intertwining timelines\, "By Any Oth er Name" is a sweeping tale of ambition\, courage\, and desire which cente rs two women who are determined to create something beautiful despite the prejudices they face. Should a writer do whatever it takes to see her stor y live on - no matter the cost? This remarkable novel\, rooted in primary historical sources\, ensures the name Emilia Bassano will no longer be for gotten.
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