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Leaving Stratford for the theatrical world of sixteenth-century London, William Shakespeare uses his ambition, determination, and talent for writing to find success as a master playwright, but he soon discovers that his achievements have earned him the jealous enmity of a vengeful Christopher Marlowe. Reprint.
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From novelist Grace Tiffany, whose debut novel, My Father Had a Daughter, was hailed as "richly detailed" and "enthralling" (Library Journal), comes the compelling narrative of the life of the most revered playwright in history. Will Shakespeare has left Stratford for London and pitched himself headlong into the chaotic, perilous world of the theater. Through raw will-and an amazing gift for words-he raises himself from poor player to master playwright. But as his success earns him great pleasure and adoration from others, it also draws the jealous wrath of Christopher Marlowe, a baby-faced genius whose anger is as punishing as his poetry is sweet...
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