By Any Other Name

**PRE-ORDER NOW THE DAZZLING NEW NOVEL FROM MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR JODI PICOULT** What if the greatest writer of all time isnt who we think he is? What if he isnt even a he? Step back four hundred years and discover the female author who hid behind the mask of the man we know as William Shakespeare . . . In 1581, Emilia Bassano is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlains mistress she has access to the theatre, and finds a way to bring her work to the stage secretly. And yet, creating some of the worlds greatest dramatic masterpieces comes at a great cost: by paying a man for the use of his name, she will write her own out of history. His name? William Shakespeare . . . In modern day New York, playwright Melina Green is determined to see one of her shows make the stage. After years of struggle to be recognised she has finally written again, inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano, Englands first published female poet. Although the challenges are different for her, four hundred years later, a womans voice is still not heard like a mans. But what lengths will she be willing to go to in order to achieve her dreams? Moving between Elizabethan England and modern day Manhattan, By Any Other Name is a beautifully written, compelling novel that explores the theme of identity and the ways in which two women, centuries apartone of whom might just be the real author of Shakespeares playsare both forced to hide behind another name to make their voices heard. PRAISE FOR JODI PICOULT 'A writer the world needs to be reading right now' Independent 'It is hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes' Financial Times 'She is the master of her craft' Daily Telegraph 'There are writers who try and do what Picoult does, and then there's Picoult' Marie Claire