A Rose by Any Other Name
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A Rose by Any Other Name
A Rose by Any Other Name
A Rose by Any Other Name is the queer, magical story behind Shakespeare's sonnets as told by one of his most famous subjects - the incendiary and mysterious 'Dark Lady', perfect for fans of historical retellings with a twist.
My name has only been whispered, heretofore...
England, 1591. Rose Rushe's passion for life runs deep β she loves mead and music, meddles with astrology, and laughs at her mother's warnings to guard her reputation. When Rose's father dies and a noble accuses her and her dear friend Cecely of witchcraft, they flee to the household of respected alchemists in London.
But as their bond deepens, their sanctuary begins to feel more like a cage. To escape, they turn to the occult, secretly casting charms and selling astrological advice in the hopes of building a life together. This thriving underground business leads Rose to fair young noble Henry and playwright Will Shakespeare, and so begins a brief, tempestuous, and powerful romanceβone filled with secret longings and deep betrayals.
In this world of dazzling masques and decadent feasts, where the stars decide futures, Rose will write her own fate instead.
'Mary McMyne is a magician' β Gregory Maguire, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780356517728
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 July 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orbit
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 124.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 262g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Mary McMyne has won the Faulkner-Wisdom Prize for a Novel-in-Progress, a National Endowment for the Arts Parent Fellowship to Vermont Studio Center, and an award from the Sustainable Arts Foundation, which allowed Mary to travel to Germany to conduct research. She has widely published stories and poems in venues like Redivider, Gulf Coast, Strange Horizons, and Apex Magazine, and her debut fairytale poetry chapbook, Wolf Skin won the Elgin Chapbook Award. She is a graduate of the New York University MFA Program and currently an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Lake Superior State University.
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