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"There are so few established facts about how the son of a glove maker from Warwickshire became one of the greatest writers of all time that some people doubt he could really have written so many astonishing plays. We know that he married Anne Hathaway, who was pregnant and six years older than he, at the age of eighteen, and that one of their children died of the plague. We know that he left Stratford to seek his fortune in London, and eventually...
43) Shakespeare
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In this enthralling book, Michael Wood evokes the physical and intellectural environment in which Shakespeare lived and worked with vivid and original immediacy.
44) Ghost light
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A collaborative effort between W. B. Yeats and resident playwright John Synge at the Abbey Theatre in 1907 gives way to a barrier-breaking affair with teen actress Molly Allgood, who after World War II looks back on her career and the great love of her life.
47) Summer dreams
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Dual image: An actress playing the part of a cruel ex-wife takes an interest in the screenwriter but has to convince him that she's not the woman she was hired to portray.
Untamed: A lawyer becomes the new owner of his late father's circus and finds it impossible to resist a woman who tames lions.
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After the highly successful launch of her literary magazine, Lark Bellamy has come home. Now maybe she'll be more than just another "Bellamy's Blossom." If only she didn't have to face Rich Desmond. As an impetuous, lovestruck teen, Lark hounded poor Rich Mercilessly! Can they possibly start over?
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A note signed by Edie Summers and discovered in the pocket of a costume bought at auction indicates Anne's aunt has the legendary missing play of Hugh Bettridge. Meanwhile, Anne agrees to understudy a role in a local drama production to raise money for charity--only problem is that she will need to kiss Alex's character as part of the role!
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"Cass was a young, promising playwright, once heralded as a fierce new queer voice in female empowerment. Now, however, following a scandal that forced her abrupt exit from the New York theatre world, she's hiding out in Los Angeles, reeling from her public humiliation, incessantly calling her former agent's assistant in the hopes that she'll put her through, and spying on her next door neighbor, who seems to have a steady stream of mysterious visitors...
52) Scoundrel time
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In 1952, Hellman joined the ranks of intellectuals and artists called before Congress to testify about political subversion. Terrified yet defiant, Hellman refused to incriminate herself or others, and managed to avoid trial. Nonetheless the experience brought devastating controversy and loss. Her retelling of the time features a remarkable cast of characters, including her lover, novelist Dashiell Hammett, a slew of famous friends and colleagues,...
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New York playwright Lori Scott feels like a failure when her producer boyfriend calls it quits on both their relationship and her first play. On a dare, she throws a dart at a map and ends up moving to Brigham City, Utah, where she writes "The Garden Guru" column for the local paper and ends up falling in love with local firefighter John Wayne Walker.