The Gentleman Poet: A Sweeping Tale of Shakespeare, The Tempest, and a Bermuda Shipwreck Romance

“The Gentleman Poet is the best kind of historical novel—well researched, beautifully written, and wildly entertaining.”
—Daniel Stashower, author of The Beautiful Cigar Girl

 

The Gentleman Poet, author Kathryn Johnson’s novel of love, danger, and Shakespeare’s The Tempest, is a wonderful story that imagines a series of astonishing events that just might have inspired the immortal Bard to pen his magical tale. Told from the point of view of a young servant girl who strikes up a friendship with the not yet famous playwright when they are shipwrecked in the Bermudas, The Gentleman Poet gives a delightful new spin on Shakespearean lore reminiscent of the Academy Award-winning film, Shakespeare in Love.

The author of more than forty published novels, Kathryn Johnson is an Agatha Award finalist and honoree of the American Library Association. She founded Write by You (writebyyou.com), an author's mentoring service, and teaches at the Writer's Center in Washington, D.C. Most recently, The Gentleman Poet has won the Booksellers Best Award for Young Adult Fiction. Kathryn speaks to writers of all ages at writing conferences and schools across the United States, in support of literacy and the wonderful craft of writing fiction.