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    Loving Will Shakespeare
    Loving Will Shakespeare
    Loving Will Shakespeare
    Audiobook6 hours

    Loving Will Shakespeare

    Written by Carolyn Meyer

    Narrated by Katherine Kellgren

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Carolyn Meyer's historical fiction, such as Marie, Dancing, is popular for its unique perspectives. Loving Will Shakespeare is the tale of Agnes Anne Hathaway. There are few details known about the girl who-though eight years his senior-would eventually become wife to the Bard. Meyer's imagining of her story will inspire listeners to learn more. "... teenage girls will relate to Anne's rebellion against life's limitations and her fear of never being loved."-School Library Journal
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 5, 2008
    ISBN9781436162234
    Loving Will Shakespeare
    Author

    Carolyn Meyer

    Carolyn Meyer is the acclaimed author of more than fifty books for young people. Her many award-winning novels include Mary, Bloody Mary, an ABA Pick of the Lists, an NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, a New York Times bestseller; White Lilacs, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an NYPL Best Book for the Teen Age, and an IRA Young Adults' Choice; and Marie, Dancing, a BookSense Pick. Ms. Meyer lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visit her website at www.readcarolyn.com.

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    • 3/5
      Carolyn Meyer is a wonderful YA writer. She is engaging and sets the tone for those who want to learn about history. Her books challenge young adults, and older adults as well, to learn more about a specific topic. This is a tale of young Will Shakespeare and a woman that he is attracted to. Little is known about Shakespeare's life, or marriage. In this book the couple are portrayed as childhood friends, and as they age, it is Will who is most attracted to Anne Hathaway.Very much wanting to be a successful writer and playwright, we find Will at the age of 18 before his career began. Will's marriage is one wherein Anne becomes pregnant and he must marry her in a hurry. She is seven or eight years older than he. It is thought that perhaps she trapped him. She is 26 and very unhappy living with a step mother and her children, none of whom want her with them. Anne's father died, and then it became unbearable to live with those who are nasty and blatantly want her out.Those who know little of this time period, soon learn of country life and the allure of the wonderful admiration of their Queen, Elizabeth I.This is a quick read, written by one of the best YA authors for historical people and events.
    • 5/5
      William Shakespeare may have been one of the greatest writers, but he was married to his work. His wife and children were negelected ----little is known of Anne Hathaway. Carolyn Meyer does a good job of "supposing" what Hathaway's life was like---and her life wasn't easy.
    • 5/5
      This book dives into the viewpoint of Anne Hathaway - a girl who is unsuccessful with love and after such atrocities, finds herself in love with the younger (by 7 years) William Shakespeare, who she grew up with. The story was quite moving and kept you interested until the end.
    • 4/5
      I liked this! I thought the historical stuff was done very well -- the author has obviously done a great deal of research. I'm no authority on Shakespeare or his times, but she certainly put in a lot of little details of language and culture that sounded convincing. I also appreciated the way that Carolyn Meyer made Anne spirited and intelligent while still allowing her to be flawed and making her a believable product of her time -- while she's smart, she doesn't display an improbable degree of learning or interest in literature, and though she chafes at the restraints her society puts on her, she knows better than to think that she can just take off and be an Independent Woman with any success. And she makes some pretty big mistakes, or near mistakes, along the way -- but not the kind that make you smack your forehead in exasperation that anyone could be that stupid (or that the author could insult the reader's intelligence to that degree in the effort to contrive an exciting plot).And since I am rather fond of romances which involve an age gap, I thought the Will - Anne relationship worked well. But at the same time bittersweet, because we know how little time Will *really* spent with his wife and family as compared to his acting and playwriting life.I would recommend it. It's quite well done.
    • 4/5
      "Loving Will Shakspeare" I thought this sounded a very good book when I first heard of it, I read the book as soon as I got the chance and was partially disgusted yet, I thought the book was suspensful, and even gives you what maybe one of the best books about William Shakspeare. Caroline Meyer gives the book a twist on how Will may have liven his life and in the end things add up ok. In the end though I would have to give this book three and a half stars.