Description
In 1611 Emilia Bassano was one of the first women to publish a book of poetry in England. She may or may not have been descended from secret Jews. As a few scholars have posited, she may or may not have been William Shakespeare’s “Dark Lady” of sonnets 127 to 154. Controversially, as a couple of scholars have posited, she may or may not have been an author of some of the work published under Shakespeare’s name. Author Jodi Picoult takes the above “maybes’ and runs with them for an extraordinary work of both historical and modern fiction combining Emilia’s imagined story with a modern-day descendant aspiring female playwright. Please read the book so you can participate in our structured, facilitated, Zoom discussion. (Note: Please join the meeting at 3 pm if you would like some assistance using the features of Zoom. Otherwise, join us at 3:15 pm for the start of our discussion.)
(See other book discussions: #322, 362, 440; see also related class #344)
