Sally O'Reilly

Dark Aemilia (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In the boldest imagining of the era since Shakespeare in Love and Elizabeth, this spellbinding novel of witchcraft, poetry and passion, brings to life Aemilia Lanyer, the 'Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s Sonnets - the playwright’s muse and his one true love. The daughter of a Venetian musician but orphaned as a young girl, Aemilia Bassano grows up in the court of Elizabeth I, becoming the Queen’s favourite. She absorbs a love of poetry and learning, maturing into a striking young woman with a sharp mind and a quick tongue. Now brilliant, beautiful and highly educated, she becomes mistress of Lord Hunsdon, the Lord Chamberlain and Queen’s cousin. But her position is precarious; when she falls in love with court playwright William Shakespeare, her fortunes change irrevocably. A must-read for fans of Tracy Chevalier (Girl With a Pearl Earring) and Sarah Dunant (The Birth of Venus), Sally O’Reilly’s richly atmospheric novel compellingly re-imagines the struggles for power, recognition and survival in the brutal world of Elizabethan London. She conjures the art of England’s first professional female poet, giving us a character for the ages - a woman who is ambitious and intelligent, true to herself and true to her heart.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Myriad Editions
• Seitenzahl: 435
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781908434425
• Artikelnr.: 40629094

Autorenporträt

Sally O¿Reilly has a PhD in Creative Writing from Brunel University and teaches Creative Writing at the Open University. A former Cosmopolitan new journalist of the year, she was shortlisted for the Ian St James short story prize and the Cosmopolitan short story award. She is the author of the popular guide How to be a Writer and two previous novels (as Sam O¿Reilly), The Best Possible Taste and You Spin Me Round. Dark Aemilia is her first historical novel. O¿Reilly¿s short stories have appeared in the UK, Australia and South Africa. In addition, she has worked as a journalist and editor for Christian Aid and Barnardös, and is a contributor to the Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Conversation, Evening Standard and New Scientist.