{"product_id":"shakespeares-face-unraveling-the-legend-and-history-of-shakespeares-mysterious-portrait-paperback","title":"Shakespeare's Face: Unraveling the Legend and History of Shakespeare's Mysterious Portrait - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie Nolen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating literary detective story charting the surprising, true history of a recently discovered painting of Shakespeare held by the same family for 400 years -- adding new drama to the Bard's life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen author Stephanie Nolen reported the discovery of the only portrait of William Shakespeare painted while he was alive, the announcement ignited furious controversy around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in this provocative biography of the portrait, she tells the riveting story of how a rare image of the young Bard at thirty-nine came to reside in the suburban home of a retired engineer, whose grandmother kept the family treasure under her bed, and how he embarked on authenticating it. The ultimate \u003ci\u003eAntiques Roadshow\u003c\/i\u003e dream, the portrait has been confirmed by six years of painstaking forensic studies to date from around 1600, and it has not been altered since.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Nolen\u003c\/b\u003e is the Johannesburg bureau chief for \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail, \u003c\/i\u003e the national newspaper of Canada. She recently reported from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and currently covers the AIDS pandemic in Africa. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePromised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457678721277,"sku":"9781416567912","price":36.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/RkJaMGI3MEtkY21KeFYvb1pjbWpYdz09.webp?v=1777242732","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/shakespeares-face-unraveling-the-legend-and-history-of-shakespeares-mysterious-portrait-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}