THE DARK LADY’S MASK (ORIGINAL TITLE: THE DARK LADY’S MASQUE)
Book ID/图书代码： 06840013B62909
English Summary/英文概要： London, 1593. Aemilia Bassano Lanier is beautiful and accomplished, but her societal conformity ends there. She frequently cross-dresses to escape her loveless marriage and to gain freedoms only men enjoy, but a chance encounter with a ragged, little-known poet named Shakespeare changes everything.
Aemilia grabs at the chance to pursue her long-held dream of writing and the two outsiders strike up a literary bargain. They leave plague-ridden London for Italy, where they begin secretly writing comedies together and where Will falls in love with the beautiful country — and with Aemilia, his Dark Lady. Their Italian idyll, though, cannot last and their collaborative affair comes to a devastating end. Will gains fame and fortune for their plays back in London and years later publishes the sonnets mocking his former muse. Not one to stand by in humiliation, Aemilia takes up her own pen in her defense and in defense of all women.
The Dark Lady’s Mask gives voice to a real Renaissance woman in every sense of the word.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这本历史性的小说简直就是《恋爱中的莎士比亚》和流行乐队“Shakespeare’s Sister”相遇。书中描写了莎士比亚和他的黑夫人，文艺复兴时期英国第一个职业女性诗人Aemilia Bassano Lanier之间的恋爱故事。
伦敦，1593年。莎士比亚临近三十岁，认为自己是一个失败者。他的历史剧在伦敦舞台受到嘲笑，他的对手把他称为自命不凡的乌鸦，嘲笑他从乡下来、从没读过大学。在他看来，留在首都实在已经没什么意思，但他也很怕回到Stratford去，因为比他大八岁的妻子对他实在没有吸引力。更糟糕的是，他已经痛苦地坠入恋爱的深渊，而他爱上的人是捐资赞助他的贵族。
Aemilia Bassano Lanier美丽聪慧，是意大利宫廷乐师的女儿。遇到她的瞬间，莎士比亚的命运就改变了。Aemilia的智慧和热情不输莎士比亚，但她陷入了无爱的婚姻，但她的经济命脉掌握在丈夫手中。为了将她自己和儿子拯救出来，Aemilia需要经济独立。她和莎士比亚约定一同撰写苦乐参半的意大利婚姻喜剧。
当伦敦的剧院因为瘟疫关闭时，Aemilia因为家族生意和莎士比亚一起去了意大利。莎士比亚爱上了意大利，当然更无可自拔地爱上了Aemilia，他的黑夫人。他们写的戏剧变得更加充满激情和浪漫。但莎士比亚唯一的儿子的死亡改变了一切。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：Mary Sharratt是一个魔术师。这本小说将读者送回了伊丽莎白时期的英国，参观一位诗人和他的爱人之间的故事，当然了这样的情节是令人惊叹的。本书引人入胜，匠心独具，是一部奇妙的作品！（M.J.Rose，纽约时报畅销书作者，著有《The Book of Lost Fragrances》）
本书是一个文艺复兴时期女士的生动肖像，她在英国追求着艺术的命运，而在意大利，她是莎士比亚的黑夫人。（Margaret George，国际畅销书作者，著有《Elizabeth I》）
“Mary Sharratt is a magician. This novel transports the reader to Elizabethan England with a tale of the bard and his love that is nothing short of amazing. Absorbing, emotional, historically fascinating. A work of marvelous ingenuity!” --M.J. Rose, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Fragrances
“An exquisite portrait of a Renaissance woman pursuing her artistic destiny in England and Italy, who may—or may not—be Shakespeare’s Dark Lady.” --Margaret George, internationally bestselling author of Elizabeth I
“Perfectly chosen details and masterful characterization bring to life this swiftly moving, elegant story. As atmospheric and compelling as it is wise, The Dark Lady’s Mask is a gem not to be missed.” --Lynn Cullen, bestselling author of Mrs. Poe and Twain’s End
“Mary Sharratt’s enchanting new novel...is a richly imagined, intensely romantic and meticulously researched homage to lauded poet, Aemilia Bassano Lanyer... Sharratt unfolds a captivating tale, a compelling "what if" scenario, of a secret union that fed the creative fires of England’s greatest poet and playwright.” --Kathleen Kent, bestselling author of The Heretic’s Daughter
About the Author/作者介绍： Mary Sharratt是位美国作家，她与比利时丈夫住在英国的兰开夏郡，这里也是她的著名小说《DAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHING HILL》设定的背景。
此前，她在德国住了十二年。这段经历，以及她对于圣乐、草药的兴趣都启发她创作了获奖作品《ILLUMINATIONS: A NOVEL OF HILDEGARD VON BINGEN》。
Mary目前正在撰写的就是这本《THE DARK LADY’S MASK》，想象了莎士比亚和他的黑夫人，Aemilia Bassano Lanier（1569-1645），文艺复兴时期英国第一个职业女性诗人，之间的命运多舛的恋情。
作者2013年获得Nautilus Gold Award奖，2005年获得WILLA Literary Award，并入围Minnesota Book Award书评决赛。Mary还著有小说《SUMMIT AVENUE》、《THE REAL MINERVA》、《THE VANISHING POINT》，并参与编辑了颠覆性的小说选集《BITCH LIT》，描写关于无视戒律的女性故事。她的短篇小说发表在Twin Cities Noir等处，文章和随笔也发表在《华尔街日报》、《The Huffington Post》等处。不写作的时候，她骑着威尔士马游荡在兰开郡的乡间。
Mary Sharratt is an American writer who lives with her Belgian husband in the Pendle region of Lancashire, England, the setting for her acclaimed novel, DAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHING HILL, which recasts the Pendle Witches of 1612 in their historical context as cunning folk and healers.
Previously she lived for twelve years in Germany. This, along with her interest in sacred music and herbal medicine, inspired her to write her award-winning ILLUMINATIONS: A NOVEL OF HILDEGARD VON BINGEN, which explores the dramatic life of the 12th century Benedictine abbess, composer, polymath, and powerfrau.
Mary’s current work in progress is THE DARK LADY’S MASK, a historical novel which imagines the star-crossed love affair between William Shakespeare and his Dark Lady, Aemilia Bassano Lanier (1569-1645), the first professional woman poet in Renaissance England.
Winner of the 2013 Nautilus Gold Award, the 2005 WILLA Literary Award, and a Minnesota Book Award Finalist, Mary has also written the novels SUMMIT AVENUE, THE REAL MINERVA, THE VANISHING POINT, and co-edited the subversive fiction anthology BITCH LIT, which celebrates female anti-heroes–strong women who break all the rules. Her short fiction has been published in Twin Cities Noir and elsewhere.
Mary’s articles and essays have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, Publisher’s Weekly, Minnesota Magazine, and Historical Novels Review. When she isn’t writing, she’s usually riding her spirited Welsh mare through the Lancashire countryside.
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