Loving Will Shakespeare

by Carolyn Meyer
Loving Will Shakespeare
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92 ratings, 3.49 average rating, 26 reviews (more data...)
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published
2006 by Harcourt Children's Books

binding
Hardcover, 272 pages

isbn
0152054510   (isbn13: 9780152054519)

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Poor Anne Hathaway is still living with her callous stepmother, and her prospects for marriage and a home of her own are becoming grim. However, she c...more






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R.j.
R.j. rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
11/19/08

Read in November, 2008
recommends it for: shakespeare fans, history fans
I liked this! I thought the historical stuff was done very well -- the author has obviously done a great deal of research. I'm no authority on Shakespeare or his times, but she certainly put in a lot of little details of language and culture that sounded convincing.

I also appreciated the way that Carolyn Meyer made Anne spirited and intelligent while still allowing her to be flawed and making her a believable product of her time -- while she's smart, she doesn't display an improbable...more
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Sarah
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09/05/08

recommends it for: Ages 11 and up
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Becky
Becky rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
07/24/08

Read in August, 2006
Told from Anne Hathaway's perspective, LOVING WILL SHAKESPEARE, is her memoir of sorts. Using the framework of her just having received a letter from her husband in 1611, the rest of the book is her recollection of her life up until that point...a sharing of sorts with the reader of how the then-famous Shakespeare had become her husband. Starting with her early childhood she recounts what life was like growing up in a rural village. Meyer provides the reader with a detailed, believable setting. ...more
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Jennifer Wardrip
Jennifer rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
05/06/08

bookshelves: personal-read, trt-reviews
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Having been fortunate enough to have read Ms. Meyer's previous release, MARIE, DANCING, I was anxious to read her take on the life and times of William Shakespeare. Although I must admit that I enjoyed MARIE, DANCING, based on Marie van Goethem and the role she played in becoming the inspiration for Edgar Degas's sculpture, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, just a tad bit more than LOVING WILL SHAKESPEARE, I did thoroughly enjoy this book.

LOVING WILL SHAKES...more
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Kellyn
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02/28/08

bookshelves: england--historical-fiction, gepl, historical-fiction-juvenile, young-adult
Read in January, 2008
Carolyn Meyer creates a fictional account of William Shakespeare’s romance with and marriage to Agnes “Anne” Hathaway. Barely any information about Anne exists which allows Meyer to imagine the relationship between Anne and Will. The strength of this account lies in it’s depiction of daily life in late-16th century rural England. Class structure, education, marriages, illness, death and work are all artfully presented. The story, however, does not work. I never cared for the charact...more
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April
April rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
11/10/08

bookshelves: 2008, nerd-, young-adult
This book is built on the premise that Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway were totally in love with each other when they got married.

Agnes "Anne" Hathaway narrates the story, beginning with baby Will Shakespeare's christening.

[Is it gross to change your future husband's diapers? I say YES.:]

We don't actually know a lot about Shakespeare, and we know even less about his wife. Using the VERY few facts available, the author creates a love story that COULD be true, maybe. The...more
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Kathyred
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05/26/08

bookshelves: historicalfiction, ya
audiobook. Historical fact: William Shakespeare married Agnes "Anne" Hathaway when he was 18 and she 25. They had 3 children, then he moved to London and became famous. He returned to Stratford-upon-Avon shortly before his death, when he left her his "2nd best bed". So what was she really like? This story imagines what her life was like from the bare bones of known fact. Very well read w/ excellent voices.
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Elizabeth
Elizabeth rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
03/20/08

bookshelves: english-historical-fiction
Read in March, 2008
I really like the writing style of Carolyn Meyer because she can write a story that would be depressing written by someone else ( like Bette Greene. I found that her writing in Summer of my German Soldier and Morning is a long time coming was very depressing), but she makes it entertaining and at least some-what happy.
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Erika
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10/22/08

I loved this book!!! I love most of the classic books and so this was really good even though it isn't really considered a classic book. It tells of Will Shakespeare's future wife, Agnes (he calls her Anne though).It's wonderful if you're into the whole Shakespeare thing (which I am).
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Kristen
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07/13/08

bookshelves: romance-y, youngadult
Read in July, 2008
This book dives into the viewpoint of Anne Hathaway - a girl who is unsuccessful with love and after such atrocities, finds herself in love with the younger (by 7 years) William Shakespeare, who she grew up with. The story was quite moving and kept you interested until the end.
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Trish
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10/31/07

Read in October, 2007
I listened to this book and it was ok. It gave some interesting details about Stratford-on-Avon and how life was there when Shakespeare was growing up. The book is really about Ann Hathaway's life (how the author imagined it)and dealt mostly with the time before she was married.
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Sol
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07/31/08

bookshelves: historical-romance
i thoguht this book was a good explination of anne's life even if it was fiction... i mean you here all these stories about how their marrage was an unhappy one and im glad that there is one book (even if it is fiction) that contradicts that theory!
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Janis
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03/24/08

bookshelves: young-adult
Read in March, 2008
Carolyn Meyer's books are short enough to read quickly, but the stories are quite compelling. This one was an interesting view on Shakespeare's youth from the vantage point of his future wife. Too bad it ends sadly (I think all her books end sadly).
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Rachel
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08/29/08

Read in August, 2008
I really like this author. In this book, as in others I've read, the author takes a story that has only some known facts and makes the rest of the story up herself. This was a lovely, well-written story. Everyone should read it.
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Sara
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05/07/08

Read in October, 2007
Did you know William Shakespear was married and to a woman 10 year older than him? It was interesting seeing the other part of Shakespear, his origins and family that have nothing to do with the plays we read in high school.
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M
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08/10/08

This historical fiction novel was an interesting read about Ann Hathaway, who married William Shakespeare. Although it is almost all pure ficiton, it gives you a good feeling about the time period.
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Heather
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04/09/08

Read in April, 2008
This book was a quick read. I haven't read a lot of books about Shakespeare's life. This is one version of his love life that no one really knows about. It was a pretty good story.
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Snorkle
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04/03/08

bookshelves: young-adult
If you are going to take history and twist it into a novel then you should at least twist it enough to have a happy ending. This book did not meet my expectations, do not bother reading.
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Julia
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07/28/08

This book tells you the unknown story of William Shakespears life. I'm not sure about what is fact and fiction, but no matter what, it's a book that should be read.
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Julie
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01/10/08

bookshelves: young-adult
Read in January, 2008
Rather a sad tale, loosely based on fact and largely imagined, since so little of the lives of Will Shakespeare or Anne Hathway were documented.
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