By Any Other Name
New York playwright Melina Green has never seen her work on stage. In a man’s world, only through a lie can she get the recognition she yearns for.
But Melina is not the first woman in her family to discover this.
Her ancestor Emilia Bassano, mistress to one of Elizabeth I’s most valued noblemen, was no stranger to being silenced.
She decided to do something about it. But her daring act of deception has consequences that will reverberate down the centuries.
Yet to change a world can mean terrible sacrifices – your name, your family’s future, and your legacy.
These two women will never meet. But together can they rewrite history?
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From the Book Club Meeting:
Despite a lot of us running out of time and not being able to finish this book in time, it still received a lot of positive feedback. It was well written, researched thoroughly and was very thought-provoking. We didn’t particularly enjoy the modern day story of Melina, and the ghost element at the end felt completely unnecessary. However we loved the Elizabethan storyline and learning about the life of Emilia Bassano, a name which was completely new to us all but of whom we are now convinced of her impact on English literature.
Overall By Any Other Name averaged 3.69*