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Violence
Some
Period violence against women; some danger in the historical timeline
Language
Some
Moderate language in both periods
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic relationships in both timelines; tastefully handled
Substance Use
Barely any
Period drinking in the Elizabethan timeline
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The invisibility of women's intellectual labor, the violence of having credit stolen, historical injustice mirrored in the present
What this book is about
Two timelines: 1581 London, where Emilia Bassano — a real historical figure and poet — may have been the true author of Shakespeare's plays; and modern New York, where playwright Melina Green watches her work attributed to a male colleague. Jodi Picoult weaves historical fiction and contemporary drama into a single argument about gender, credit, and authorship that has changed nothing in four centuries.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
gender-based professional theft as central theme
Elizabethan period violence
dual timeline narrative
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