{"product_id":"discontent-ec-garrett-9781965919118","title":"Discontent: A Psychological Body-Horror Story Inspired by William Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomething is rotten in William Shakespeare.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1597, a play is published by William Shakespeare. What began as a history, ended up as a tragedy. It is the story of Richard the Third, the last King of the Plantagenets--an enemy of Queen Elizabeth, England's current monarch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But what if \u003cem\u003eRichard the Third\u003c\/em\u003e was not always a tragedy, a vilification of the very real man thusly made monstruous, but what if it began as a heroic history? Not a true story, nor a history, but inspired by one, \u003cstrong\u003eDISCONTENT \u003c\/strong\u003eis a story about William Shakespeare's life, and his decision to make his play \u003cem\u003eRichard the Third\u003c\/em\u003e a tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story about vilification, and what happens when we pursue fame first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story of an artist who sacrifices \u003cem\u003eeverything \u003c\/em\u003efor fame...even himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow is the hour of Shakespeare's discontent.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the real life of William Shakespeare, \u003cem\u003eThe Tragedy of Richard the Third\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003ereal \u003c\/em\u003eRichard the Third, and Christopher Marlow's \u003cem\u003eDoctor Faustus\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eDISCONTENT\u003c\/strong\u003e is body-horror historical fiction short-story about the price of fame and the death of the creative, and what happens when we fall prey to the propaganda of the privileged. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ec Garrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1965919111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965919118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Midnight Pages LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Ec Garrett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174160605439,"sku":"9781965919118","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/discontent-ec-garrett-9781965919118","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}