Shakespeare's Wife - Tapa dura

"A riveting read.Not only Greer's scholarship but her sympathy and her imagination are fully engaged." -- Victoria Glendinning

"Fascinating.Greer meticulously exposes the sexist biases underlying depictions of Ann.and re-creates in lavish detail the material realities of women's lives in 16th century England." -- Entertainment Weekly

"Lively, rigorous, fiercely imagined.an ingenious new book." -- Katie Roiphe, New York Times Book Review

"A richly textured account.Greer's theory about Shakespeare's relation with his wife is original and persuasive.She reminds us of facts other critics have ignored." -- Marilyn French, Publishers Weekly (Boxed Signature Review)

"Fascinating...Greer meticulously exposes the sexist biases underlying depictions of Ann...and re-creates in lavish detail the material realities of women's lives in 16th century England."--Entertainment Weekly

"Intriguing . . . A portrait of life in Stratford circa 1600 on almost every level and in every aspect."--Booklist

"A richly textured account...Greer's theory about Shakespeare's relation with his wife is original and persuasive...She reminds us of facts other critics have ignored."--Marilyn French, Publishers Weekly (Boxed Signature Review)

"Lively, rigorous, fiercely imagined...an ingenious new book..."--Katie Roiphe, New York Times Book Review

"A riveting read...Not only Greer's scholarship but her sympathy and her imagination are fully engaged."--Victoria Glendinning

Lively, rigorous, fiercely imagined an ingenious new book --Katie Roiphe, New York Times Book Review"

Challenges popular beliefs about the estranged nature of Shakespeare's marriage to Ann Hathaway, placing their relationship in a social and historical context that poses alternative theories about her rural upbringing and role in the bard's professional life. 75,000 first printing.