It's London, 1601, Shakespeare is about to perform his new play for the Twelfth Night festival. Honesty is a girl who unfortunately does not live up to her name. She loves to tell a tale purely for her own entertainment. She's escaping into London in order to run away from a big problem in her Welsh village. When luck falls on her side and she meets the Queen, it results in a lot of new opportunities that she could never dream of before. Alice is the complete opposite, she wants to be away from people, for her own reasons, secrets she must keep hidden away. Alice is willing to do jobs that keep her in the shadows. Both girls have these secrets that they're trying to keep buried deep. Alice and Honesty become unlikely friends and must rely on each other in order to survive. The Elizabethan setting is gorgeous and terrifying at the same time. This is amazing historical fiction that covers friendships and secrets with a great description of Shakespearean times. Don't miss it!
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