Shakespeare's Daughter by Peter W. Hassinger

She soon falls in love after a brief meeting with another young singer, Thomas, who sings in a traveling Boys Choir.Īfter a tragedy strikes one of her younger siblings, Susanna runs away from home and travels to London to be with her father thinking life will be better there. She is a very talented singer and desires more than anything in this world to become a professional singer. The story centers around Susanna, Shakespeare's oldest and teen-aged daughter, who lives in Stratford with her mother and two siblings. Shakespeare's Daughter by Peter Hassinger's is a sweet story that I would recommend for the young adult set who may be reading one of Shakespeare's stories in English or Literature class. It brings a reality to the time period that I've never sensed in other books revolving around the same era. Nothing, no emotion nor suspicion, went edited for the uncommon uses, such as older men looking at Susanna, and Will's (may I call him Will?) parental protection kicking in. Even the bard himself brought forth a new image that I might not have imagined for such as himself- the image of a father. Of course, all my friends thought I was batty, but they have yet to indulge in the novel. Indeed, though he had only been in the book a scant few pages, I shed a tear for poor Hamnet. Hassinger's deeper understanding of their minds, was like frosting on the cake. Brilliance in its purest and most enjoyable form. Any moments that could possibly be classified as clich? were, in your book, like reading something that had never been introduced before. Everything came across clear with a high point of interest. I was not, not by a long shot, bored or confused at any point in this book.

Shakespeare's Daughter by Peter W. Hassinger