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The other Shakespeare
Now here’s someone history as consigned to the dustbin. But in Shakespeare’s Wife, author Germaine Greer — a Shakespearean scholar and professor of literature — examines the life of Ann Shakespeare. She rejects most of what other scholars have said, arguing that the wife of the Bard has been misunderstood for centuries.
Also new this week is Alice Hoffman’s The Third Angel, in which the popular author — her Here On Earth was a Oprah’s Book Club selection – she focuses on the stories of three smart, strong women who all fall in love with the wrong men.
