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Relocating to the english countryside after the death of his wife, antiquarian book enthusiast peter byerly discovers an 18thcentury study of shakespeare forgeries that contains a victorian portrait strongly resembling his late wife, a finding that sparks an obsessive search through the bards historical period. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. But when he opens an eighteenthcentury study on shakespeare forgeries, he is shocked to. In 1906 new york city a trio of young people come together to write a series of childrens books that echo down the generations in unexpected ways.
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