A joy to read!
Sir Derek Jacobi
Roll over, Harry Potter!
William Niederkorn, New York Times
Marvelously amusing…
deeply passionate… brilliantly entertaining!
Steve Cuden, Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical
A joy to read!
Sir Derek Jacobi
Roll over, Harry Potter!
William Niederkorn, New York Times
Marvelously amusing…
deeply passionate… brilliantly entertaining!
Steve Cuden, Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical
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
WINNER
GOLD MEDAL
BEST FICTION AUDIOBOOK
Independent Publisher
Book Awards
FINALIST
HAWTHORNE PRIZE
American Wiriting Awards
FINALIST
BEST FIRST NOVEL
FINALIST
BEST HISTORICAL FICTION
Indie Book Awards
SHORTLISTED
Chanticleer
Mystery & Mayhem Awards
SHORTLISTED
Flash 500
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.
Purchasing links below.
“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
“A joy to read!”
Sir Derek Jacobi
“Roll over, Harry Potter!”
Wm Niederkorn, New York Times
“Marvelously amusing… deeply passionate…
brilliantly entertaining!”
Steve Cuden, Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical
AWARD-WINNING NOVEL.
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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.
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Sir Derek Jacobi.
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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:
BOOKSTORE1 SARASOTA BOOK TALK.
HISTORY BARDS PODCAST.
SHAKESPEARE OXFORD FELLOWSHIP.
(a spoiler in this one)
SHAKESPEARE FOR ALL INTERVIEW.
Also from Ron Destro….
The great masters reveal their secrets to acting Shakespeare in
The Shakespeare Masterclasses
Featuring
Glenda Jackson, F Murray Abraham, Jeremy Irons,
Diana Rigg, Michael York, Frank Langella, Derek Jacobi,
John Barton, Malcolm McKay, Tim Pigott-Smith,
Cicely Berry, Ron Cook, Priyanga Burford.
New expanded edition coming soon at a lower price.
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