The Starre

AWARDS:

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SHORTLISTED

Flash 500

SHORTLISTED

Chanticleer

Mystery & Mayhem Awards

WINNER

GOLD MEDAL

BEST FICTION AUDIOBOOK

Independent Publisher

Book Awards

FINALIST

BEST FIRST NOVEL

FINALIST

BEST HISTORICAL FICTION

Indie Book Awards

WINNER

BOOK OF THE YEAR

2nd Runner-Up

Historical Fiction Co

WINNER

GOLD MEDAL

AUDIOBOOK

OF THE YEAR

Historical Fiction Co

WINNER

BEST NEW AUTHOR

Audio Book

Reviewer’s Award

FINALIST

HAWTHORNE PRIZE

American Wiriting Awards

5-STARS

Readers’ Favorite

In 1624 London, a brave printer is executed, a portly poet is kidnapped, a Stratford-upon-Avon grave is emptied, King James is put into a panic, many swashes are buckled, and things are never as they seem, all because brave Nicholas and clever Valentina are about to discover and reveal the true identity of “William Shake-speare.”

This is a timely tale that touches on the powerful love of fathers, the perils of the plague, the joys of turnips, and the mysterious life and tragic death of the Bard of Avon. It is a (mostly) true story filled with suspense and humor.

Available in paperback, ebook & audiobook

narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi.

Contempo Publishing.

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see & hear Chapter 1 narrated by

Sir Derek Jacobi.

“A joy to read. A beautiful story.”

- Sir Derek Jacobi, award-winning actor

“Roll over Harry Potter! … a laugh riot!”

- William Niederkorn, The New York Times

“Marvelously amusing, deeply passionate, and brilliantly entertaining.”

- Steve Cuden, Co-creator, Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical

“Wit, intrigue, mystery, passion and literary magic! It’s a great romp.”

- Paul Nicholson, Exec Director Emeritus, Oregon Shakespeare Festival

“Poetic, humorous, shockingly original and controversial.”

- Malcolm McKay, director, Shakespeare’s Globe & RADA

“So Shakespearean in its storytelling, language and humor.”

- Robin Maxwell, bestselling author of

The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn

“Shrewd surprises, wry humor and historical detail.”

- Michael Kinghorn, former Literary Manager, Guthrie Theater

Online Reviews:

FIVE-STAR READERS’ FAVORITE.

READER VIEWS.

HISTORICAL FICTION COMPANY.

AUDIOBOOK REVIEWER.

AWARD-WINNING NOVEL.

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PAPERBACK:

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a portion of the sales benefit the nonprofit Oxford Shakespeare Co.

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Please note: while The Starre is available at Amazon and other booksellers, authors and publishers are better rewarded, at the same price to you, when purchased directly through the author website.

EBOOK:

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AUDIOBOOK:

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For questions: therondestro@gmail.com

Comments on the Audiobook,

narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi.

“Ron Destro’s narrator is endowed with consistently ingenious dialect, and Derek Jacobi has a field day in the audiobook exercising his sublime elocutions on the clever word bending.”

- William Niederkorn, The New York Times

“It is rare that the audiobook’s reader, Sir Derek Jacobi, is not so much narrating the story as offering a full blown comedic-dramatic performance, sending author Ron Destro’s delightful characters and breakneck plot exploding from the earphones. It is a match made in Heaven.”

- Robin Maxwell, bestselling author of

The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn

On the shelves at Barnes & Noble, Daytona Beach.

Podcasts & Interviews on the book:

STORY BEAT WITH STEVE CUDEN.

BOOKSTORE1 SARASOTA BOOK TALK.

HISTORY BARDS PODCAST.

THE WRITERS’ SHOW PODCAST.

SHAKESPEARE OXFORD FELLOWSHIP.

(a spoiler in this one)

ARTS ON FIRE RADIO INTERVIEW.

SHAKESPEARE FOR ALL INTERVIEW.

OBSERVER NEWSPAPER INTERVIEW.