The BOOKMAN'S *TALE*: A Novel of Obsession by Charles Lovett
Anyone who loves books (about books) will get hooked on this one. A mysterious Victorian watercolor portrait, found in an 18th century book about Shakespeare forgeries, bears an uncanny resemblance to a young antiquarian bookseller's late wife. Just six months after losing his beloved wife, Amanda, and now living in England, antiquarian bookseller, Peter Byerly, is trying to put his life back together. In his search to find out the name of the artist and possibly who the young woman might be, Peter finds himself searching through time and possibly the original works of Shakespeare. His research to identify the watercolor's origins uncovers what could be the holy grail of Shakespeare studies—a book possibly annotated by the Bard himself at the time he was writing the play, A Winter's Tale.
This leads Peter back into the cutthroat world of antiquarian books to prove the book's authenticity, while also trying to identify the young woman in the portrait. This is an intricately layered literary mystery that will surely keep you turning the pages as you follow Peter's journey from the Victorian era back to Shakespeare's time. This book is not just for bibliophiles and Shakespeare aficionados. Anyone who enjoys a good, intricate mystery will enjoy Lovett's first novel.
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