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當代女編劇梅莉娜因女性身份在劇場屢屢碰壁，好友索性用男性假名幫她投稿；而在 1581 年，才華橫溢卻毫無發言權的貴族情婦艾蜜莉亞，為了讓自己的劇本順利上演，決定花錢雇用一名叫威廉·莎士比亞的演員來當她的「替身」。
小說取材自真實歷史，看兩位創作者如何在重重偏見下，不計代價捍衛故事的火種，奪回屬於女性的話語權。
This sweeping, dual-timeline novel follows two women facing prejudice in the theater world. Today, playwright Melina's work is submitted to a festival under a male pseudonym to escape systemic sexism. In 1581, her brilliant ancestor Emilia Bassano is silenced by her era, leading her to secretly bring her own play to the stage by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to front her work.
Based on primary historical sources, this remarkable tale explores the ambition and cost of fighting to let a woman’s story live on.
