Another Brother Shakespeare

Sturgess

In 1595, Edmund Shakespeare leaves Stratford to follow his famous brother to London. The youngest of four brothers, Edmund has grown up in William’s shadow but, now aged fifteen he finds a life of his own on the stage as a boy actor. Edmund learns to dress as a girl, and perform for an audience. He begins to uncover the secrets of his brother’s secret life. Told from Edmund’s perspective, the novel explores ambition, gender identity, and the cost of living in someone else’s story.

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