Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Author Guest Post + GIVEAWAY: Mistress Shakespeare

Have you heard of MISTRESS SHAPKESPEARE? This book is definitley on my list. Just released, it promises to be a fabulous story...




Today I have the great pleasure of welcoming the author of this enchanting book, Karen Harper.




ENCHANTED BY THE TUDORS
by Karen Harper
for Enchanted By Josephine Blogspot


          I love the name of this informative and inspiring blogspot, Enchanted by Josephine.  It so perfectly summarizes that swept-away feeling readers have while immersed in a really good book.  And it perfectly describes the feeling I get when I research and write my historical novels, such as MISTRESS SHAKESPEARE.

          I’m not sure why, but I have been enchanted by Tudor England and its “rock-star” monarch, Queen Elizabeth I, for almost as long as I can remember.  I am never happier than when I’m writing about her or her kingdom.  I’ve done a nine-book historical mystery series where she is the amateur sleuth, I’ve trekked all over England looking for Tudor sites—and now I am writing the books of my heart set in Tudor times.

          MISTRESS SHAKESPEARE is a novel I’ve wanted to write for a long time.  For fifteen years I taught Brit Lit to high school students and really tried to make Shakespeare and his times come alive for them.  We put on an Elizabethan Festival where students dressed in Tudor garb.  We had a King Henry and Queen Elizabeth and her court, a joust, play scenes—and a (mock!) beheading.  During those years, I was thrilled to discover in my reading that Will Shakespeare could have had another wife or at the very least, the love of his life.

          In a still-extant record book (There is a copy of this on my website www.karenharperauthor.com), Will Shakespeare is recorded as being betrothed to two Annes:  Anne Whateley of Temple Grafton and Anne Hathaway (his well-known wife) of Shottery.  But could Will have had two wives, or at least a Stratford wife and a London wife?  The novel is a love story but it is also a mystery, for many clues in Shakespeare’s life point to a “dark lady” he loved, his inspiration and torment.

          I must admit too that the stunning cover of MISTRESS SHAKESPEARE swept me away.  It is actually a painting of a woman from a later English era, but it so perfectly captures the passion Anne Whateley has for life as well as her beauty and strength.  

          In the movie Enchanted, a storybook princess is swept into a modern era.  Despite the fact that Anne Whateley and Will were products of their time and place, I think they would have done well if they had to adapt to our times.  Their creativity and backbone—and their undying love for each other—would stand them well in any era.  I hope my readers will be enchanted by the characters and the teeming-with-life Tudor world of MISTRESS SHAKESPEARE. 


What a perfectly suited post!  Lovely!  Thank you so much, Karen.

I'd like to thank Kaitlyn of Penguingroup USA for graciously offering 1 copy of this amazing book to1 of my lucky readers- Thanks so much!

On to the GIVEAWAY!


TO ENTER: (US only)

1 chance:  Leave a comment an your email address.


5 extra chances to followers


5 more chances for blogging, tweeting or posting on your sidebar


Winner announced on Jan. 22nd


GOOOD LUCK!!!



237 comments:

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Katy said...

That was a wonderful post! I love being enchanted by books. :) And oh my, I agree that the cover on this one is beautiful! I would so love to win a copy!

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Svea Love said...

Great post & Giveaway :)

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Esme said...

Great post please enter me
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Sheila (Bookjourney) said...

What a fantastic cover. Seriously - look at it! Please enter me in this giveaway :)

Sheila (Bookjourney) said...

forgot

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Ambrosia @ The Purple Booker said...

Please enter me. I have been wanting this book for a while.

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+5 I am a follwer.
+5 I tweeted. http://twitter.com/LadyAmbrosia/status/7739279715

Michelle Stockard Miller said...

Boy, would I have loved to have Karen as a teacher in high school! I am in total agreement that Elizabeth I was THE "rockstar" of her time. She is my most favorite historical figure.

Lucy, thanks for this great post and the giveaway.

+5 of course, I'm a loyal follower!

+5 posted on my blog sidebar (right side giveaway section) http://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/

miller4plusmore(at)bellsouth(dot)net

Unknown said...

Hey Lucy - great author post. I don't know much about Shakespeare's life at all so this would be an interesting way to look at a piece of it. I would love to be entered.

I am a long time follower, and I posted on my sidebar and tweeted http://twitter.com/dolleygurl/status/7744589283.

dolleygurl[at]hotmail[dot]com

Unknown said...

I'd love to win this book. Thank you Lucy for this giveaway.

lillyswistek at gmail dot com

I also have been your follower for a while now :)

Kitty said...

follow u on google reader

requested to follow u on twitter

Always looking to spice up my life with a little Shakespeare.


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Stacey Brucale said...

Please enter me!

+5 twitter follower

Carrie at In the Hammock Blog said...

Great post! This book looks excellent! I'd love to enter!!

+5 I'm a follower

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Thanks so much for hosting the contest!

Unknown said...

I've had my eye on this one for a while! Sign me up!

I'm already a follower!

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Margay Leah Justice said...

+1 This looks like a really interesting book! And I love the cover.

+5 I am a follower of this blog

+5 Tweeted: http://twitter.com/Margay/status/7751135644

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Wendy said...

Oh how I would have LOVED to have been in Karen's BritLit class in high school!

Sounds like a delightful read, and I agree, lovely cover!

Thank you for the entry!

I'm a follower!

Tweeted! http://twitter.com/FctionAddiction

Wendy
wendysfictionaddiction(at)gmail(dot)com

wonderwoman29 said...

I would love to read this and I am a follower and I tweeted about the contest.
email: takyramorgan@yahoo.com

Amanda said...

Oh I love that Karen Harper took a mysterious annecdote about Shakespeare and make an interesting novel. I've read her books before and love them. Thanks!

nycbookgirl at gmail dot com

And I'm a follower of your lovely blog.

Leslie Carroll said...

What a wonderful guest post!

And please enter me in the giveaway contest. I'm already a follower of your blog, as you know! :)

As a Shakespearean actress as well as an author, this novel is right up my alley.

I believe the painting used for the cover is of the famous 19th c. Shakspearean actress Ellen Terry who was a celebrity in her day. She was the aunt of 20th c. luminary, Sir John Gielgud.

4everQueen said...

A very lovely post by Karen Harper! And yes, I've heard so much about this book that I would like to read it, hope I can win it.
+1 comment
+5 follower

nunezbella(at)hotmail(dot)com

A Bookshelf Monstrosity said...

What an interesting guest post! I'd never heard the theory of Shakespeare having two 'Annes' before. Please enter me for the giveaway.

I'm a follower.

fitz12383(at)hotmail(dot)com

Roberta said...

Great giveaway Lucy...of course I'm a follower:}

Roberta said...

Here's my blog post: spreading the love:}
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Now...added to my facebook wall:
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Oregon Kimm said...

I think Anne is such an unexpected character for a book. Very curious to read this one!

Oregon Kimm
oregonkimm(at)gmail(dot)com

++Also a blog follower

Poetic Dreams said...

1 chance:Leave a comment an your email address.
From one Lucy to another,I Would like to enter this give-away.Thank you.
POETICDREAMS@COX.NET

5 extra chances to followers: following

5 more chances for blogging, tweeting or posting on your sidebar
Tweeted~http://twitter.com/PoeticDreams
Put on my blog side bar~ http://lillovecreations.blogspot.com/

Hugs~Poe

Linda said...

I've reading so many great things about this novel. Thanks for the giveaway.

I follow through Google Reader.

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Miss Haley said...

Enter me please!!

+5 old follower
+5 twitter.com/haleymathiot
+5 sidebar: haleymathiot.blogspot.com

+1 haleymathiot@yahoo.com

thanks!!!

Carol W. said...

This subject is different from other historical fiction I've read. It really sounds interesting.

+5 I follow with Google Friend Connect.

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justpeachy36 said...

justpeachy36@yahoo.com

Please enter me in the giveaway.

I am a follower.

Mystica said...

Wonderful story and giveaway.


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sue14625 said...

i love this time period i am a follower also

Madonna said...

I would love to win this book.

+5 for being a follower.

Sue said...

I'd love to read this! Thanks for the giveaway!

s.mickelson at gmail dot com

Lori Johnston said...

Terrific giveaway, Lucy. Great guest post by Karen Harper.

I would love to win a copy of this. Please enter me.

I am a follower. I tweeted about this giveaway, as well as posting on my blog's Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Psychotic-State/283977225141?ref=ts).

Thanks for the opportunity!

mrshedgy@yahoo.com

Tudor Daughter said...

Count me in for this one Lucy.
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The Joy of Nesting said...

What and excellent interview!! And what a wondeful informative blog you have. I'm very glad I followed the yellow brick road of Bloglandia here! :)

Pattie ;)

Anonymous said...

I like reading historial fiction. Would love to win!!

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