{"product_id":"shakespeares-lady-alex-schnee-9781916440029","title":"Shakespeare's Lady","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, readers have debated the identity of the mysterious and seductive Dark Lady in William Shakespeare's sonnets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmilia Bassano - lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, patron of the arts and the first woman to establish herself as a professional poet in England - could be the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmilia Bassano is new to Queen Elizabeth's court and unschooled in its dangerous intrigues. She quickly catches the eye of Lord Hunsdon, the Queen's Lord Chamberlain, and becomes his mistress. When she falls pregnant, Hunsdon arranges a hasty marriage to her brutish cousin, the court musician, Alfonso Lanyer. However, it is through her unhappy marriage to Alfonso that Emilia manages to spend more and more time with the fascinating and elusive playwright, William Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime goes by and, despite all their better judgement, they fall in love. But the course of true love never did run smooth, and the Virgin Queen does not take lightly to her ladies straying. These star-crossed lovers must fight for their love -- and, eventually, their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Schnee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916440029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916440029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cranthorpe Millner Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.65d","brand":"Alex Schnee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424507707647,"sku":"9781916440029","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4bfe5760-d702-4898-ba15-681b795b771f.jpg?v=1761530679","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shakespeares-lady-alex-schnee-9781916440029","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}