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New parts for thirty of Shakespeare''s women, letting them speak their minds, written by famed stage and screen actress, Dame Harriet Walter DBE
''Bold and original... a book that anyone who cares about Shakespeare will want to own, and share'' JAMES SHAPIRO
''With her gravitas, empathy, intellect and absolute belly laugh wit, the unheard voices soar. A real celebration of her life and art'' PHYLLIDA LLOYD
''Harriet Walter''s years of inhabiting and imbibing so many of those great roles gives her a special licence to speak for them. But the wit of these delightful poems also belies frustration, exasperation, and like a true Lover''s Complaint, real affection'' GREG DORAN
Dame Harriet Walter, renowned for her wonderful portrayals in Succession and Killing Eve, among others, is one of Britain''s most esteemed Shakespearean actors. Now, having played most of Shakespeare''s female characters, audaciously, she
