I have been wanting this book ever since I first saw it at Amazon.com. I am so excited that I got it for Christmas. I can't wait to finish the book I'm currently reading to start this on!

From the back:

William Shakespeare was father to three children: Susanna, his oldest, and twins Judith and Hamnet. This is Judith's tale...

In this wonderfully inventive novel, Grace Tiffany weaves fact with fiction to bring Judith Shakespeare to vibrant life. Through Judith's eyes, we glimpse the world of her famous playwright father: his works, his family, his inspiration.

After a dark family tragedy, Judith discovers a copy of her father's new play, which seems to make light of her grief. Outraged, she follows her father to London, intent on sabotaging the performance. But the city is a revelation to her, as is her father's world of the theater, and his new playhouse, The Globe. As Judith comes fully to understand the words her father has written and why he writes his plays, she discovers that the two of them share more than she could have possibly imagined...

What a wonderful book. I was totally sucked into this after just the first couple of pages. I'm thinking of turning it into a bookring if anyone is interested.

Here is the list for the bookring:

1) Neena11 - Alberta, Canada, US/Canada
2) AceofHearts - Ontario, Canada, International
3) becca-mo - Tennessee, USA International
4) Icila - France, International
5) dospescados - NY, US The book is here
6) rubyjules - Vermont, USA
Then off to my sister-in-law, who was nice enough to give this book to me for Christmas! :-)

RELEASE NOTES:

Ok, so I really released this on Thursday, I'm just a bit slow! I mailed it out to Neena11.

I can't wait to get started reading! A cold Friday night, perfect to curl up with a good book. Thanks rubyjules for putting me first on the list. :)

RELEASE NOTES:

Sorry to take so long! It's on it's way to AceofHearts. Enjoy!

received today
Thanks for the lovely card
TBR

What a great book!
Judith has the spunk that we all wish we had. One can completely understand her motivations and the author explains a lot of Shakepeare's motivations, making his plays all that more human

mailed today

arrived in the mail Saturday. found it Sunday. starting it Monday.

updated 4 Sept 2005 - I finished reading this while I was in Dallas this past week. I was surprised by just how much I liked it. The author keeps the story fresh, and the writing flows right along.

RELEASE NOTES:

on its way to France

Back from Congo I found the book in my house. Relax it's safe after a long trip. ;)

I just finished it. It was a great reading
I agree with AceofHearts who has the world to say it better than me.
Thanks for sharing and patience.

Thanks, I'm looking forward to this!