Böcker av Joyce Consolino Gatta

In Hugger Mugger tells the story of two women, one a member of the nobility and one a commoner who are both constrained by their sex and position to live the lives they want. They are forced to hide, to lie and to suffer in order to survive under the English laws.Mary Sidney, a noblewoman, vows to write the greatest works in the English language, to fulfil the ambition of her deceased brother, but she must use trickery and deceit to have her writings published. Sarah Burton, a commoner, scarred by a nobleman, uses her intellect to outfox the Crown.After a chance meeting, the women form a friendship that enables them to get what they desire most.

Tracing the lives of Anne Herbert Higginson, a noblewoman in hiding, and Sarah Burton, a commoner who practices medicine under the guise of a midwife and healer.They arrive in the New World expecting to find a future free from the control of the English monarchy. Instead, they encounter harsh Puritan ministers bent on punishing those they deem wicked, and illiterate, superstitious Puritans who oppose reason over religion.Sarah and Anne advise each Other, strengthening their resolve to cleverly outwit their tormentors.'Hugger Mugger provides a delightful and insightful possibility of Mary Sidney's life. I so enjoyed the journey Joyce Gatta took me on.-Robin P. Williams, author of Sweet Swan of Avon. Did a Woman Write Shakespeare?Sequel to In Hugger Mugger