The Gentleman Poet by Kathryn Johnson

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: Kathryn Johnson
• Title: The Gentleman Poet: A Novel of Love, Danger, and Shakespeare's The Tempest
• Publisher: ‎ Avon; First Avon Paperback Edition (September 7, 2010)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Trade Paperback – 319 pages‏
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0061965316
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0061965319
• Item Weight: ‎ .60 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 7.96 x 6.54 x 0.8 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Good (Former library book;
• Cover Condition: Very Good
• Edition: First Avon Paperback Edition

Synopsis:

“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.

About the Author:

Next to writing her own books, Kathryn Johnson most enjoys working with new writers. She teaches fiction writing at the renowned Writers' Center in Washington, D.C., and also coaches individual authors through her professional mentoring service at www.writebyyou.com.

Although she has written under a number of pen names (Kathryn Jensen, Nicole Davidson, and K.M. Kimball), publishing over 40 novels, her current love is any story that combines suspense and romance–whether set in today's world or in the Victorian era. The Gentleman Poet was the first of several her novels that borrow historical events and people then invent a unique and exciting story for her characters.

Most recently, she has added a new pen name, Mary Hart Perry, and her new novels, The Wild Princess, Seducing the Princess, and The Shadow Princess have been warmly received by readers who love a mix of romance, history, and mystery. Writing as Kathryn Johnson, she recently launched a new series of thrillers: Affairs of State, starring Mercy O'Brien. Two titles will be available in 2014: Mercy Killing and Hot Mercy, with a third novel, Mission of Mercy, coming soon.

Kathryn enjoys travel, sailing, walking for exercise, her frisky cats, painting, attempting to play the violin, and bird watching.