By Any Other Name

<p><b>**PRE-ORDER NOW – THE DAZZLING NEW NOVEL FROM MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR JODI PICOULT**<br><br>The #1 <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller</b><br><br><b>'Her best one yet' </b>JOJO MOYES<br><br><b>'A timeless classic' </b>CHRIS WHITAKER<br><br><b>****</b><br><br>Student playwright Melina Green finds that even in New York, her words will struggle to make the stage, when the power is held by men. Inspired by the life of her ancestor Emilia Bassano, a gifted and witty storyteller herself, Melina takes a lesson from history, and submits a play under a male pseudonym . . . <br><br>As Melina discovers more of Emilia’s extraordinary life in Elizabethan England, she is determined to right the wrongs of the past – and finally tell her story.<br><br><b>Two women – centuries apart – are both forced to hide behind another name.</b><br><br><b>But can either make their voices heard?</b><br><br><b>'Stunning. So interesting, clever, educational and moving. One of the best books I've read in recent times' </b>GILLIAN McALLISTER <br><br><b>'Had me absolutely captivated . . . I loved all the questions this novel raised about who gets to tell which stories and how complex that can become. Jodi Picoult is a genius' </b>JENNIFER SAINT<br><br><b>'[An] inspiring work of feminist literature' </b><i>ELLE</i><br><br><b><u>PRAISE FOR JODI PICOULT</u></b><br><br>'A writer the world needs to be reading right now' <i>Independent</i><br><br>'It is hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes' <i>Financial Times<br><br>'</i>She is the master of her craft' <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><br>'There are writers who try and do what Picoult does, and then there's Picoult' <i>Marie Claire</i></p>