“
The Gentleman Poet
is the best kind of historical novel—well researched, beautifully written, and wildly entertaining.”
—Daniel Stashower, author of
The Beautiful Cigar Girl
, author Kathryn Johnson’s novel of love, danger, and Shakespeare’s
The Tempest,
is a wonderful story that imagines a series of astonishing events that just
might
have inspired the immortal Bard to pen his magical tale. Told from the point of view of a young servant girl who strikes up a friendship with the not yet famous playwright when they are shipwrecked in the Bermudas,
gives a delightful new spin on Shakespearean lore reminiscent of the Academy Award-winning film,
Shakespeare in Love
.