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Lady of the Play

Author	Deena Lindstedt

Lady of the Play

Name: Lady of the Play
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Deena Lindstedt

Parallel contemporary and historical chapters take place in Lady of the Play. The modern story begins with Cynthia Parsons finding an original page from A Midsummer Night’s Dream hidden in an ancient Book of Common Prayer for over 400 years. Based on the book’s original owner, she undertakes the research necessary to prove a woman was the true Shakespeare. With each clue, Cynthia uncovers, the story transitions into the life of Elizabeth Trentham. We learn of her innate genius from her childhood, her continued refusal to marry, the ten years as a maid of honor in Queen Elizabeth I’s court, her collaboration with Edward deVere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, and their subsequent marriage. The story continues by answering why they hired an actor, William Shaksper, as their broker and later allowed him to take credit for the plays. Edward died in 1604, and Elizabeth continued with the deception until her death in 1612, the same year Shaksper retired. The modern-day Cynthia faces intrigue, danger, and romance as others try to steal historical documents, thwarting her efforts to reveal the truth. The ending shows compelling evidence that solves this 400-year-old mystery.

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Categories: Book, Century fox, Genre Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction Tags: Historical Fiction (Books), Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Was Elizabeth (Ely) Trentham only just the second wife of Edward deVere, the 17th Earl of Oxford? Or, should she be properly recognized as the authentic Shakespeare?

The story of the genius of Ely is revealed, from her childhood to the ten years as a maid of honor to Queen Elizabeth I, her marriage to deVere and their collaboration, and why they needed to hire Wm Shaksper as their front. After Edward’s death in 1604, Ely continues to write plays until her death in 1612, the same year “Shakespeare” retires. Unbeknownst to anyone, Ely leaves clues behind waiting to be discovered even though it will take four-hundred years to do so.
Interwoven into the story of Ely is the modern story of Cynthia Parsons, a history teacher who is convinced Ely and Edward collaborated. Cynthia’s life includes friendships and romance, but researching the truth about Ely remains her primary focus. She receives help from a librarian friend and an attorney and together they search for evidence to prove who actually deserves the title “Shakespeare.” When Cynthia finds the clues left behind by Ely, there are those who will use any means to keep Cynthia from revealing her discoveries.

Deena Lindstedt

Starting a new life after retiring from a business career, I became a full time student at Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon majoring in English Literature and Writing, graduating with my BA degree in 2006. During my senior year I was inspired by my Shakespeare class, with not just the plays and sonnets, but with the authorship question as well. I was certain a woman must have had a hand in writing the plays since so many of the roles had strong female characters -- certainly something unusual since woman of the sixteenth century lived in a misogynistic society. This led me to Elizabeth Trentham, the second wife of Edward deVere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, ultimately spending the next several years researching and writing my novel, Lady of the Play. To be published in 2021 by Wings ePress.

I am a widow living in Tigard, Oregon. I have three sons from my first marriage to Robert Pease. I have nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Following my twenty-five year career in workers' compensation claims administration, besides going back to college, I devoted myself to my second marriage to Donald Lindstedt, living in Cannon Beach, Oregon. I published my first novel, Deception Cove, published by Wings ePress in 2010. Following Don's death in 2014, I moved to Tigard, Oregon to be closer to my family. I am kept busy with my writing and meetings with writers' groups, I am a member of P.E.O. and play bridge once a week.

Besides my novel, Deception Cove, my fiction honors include third place winner for a poem: Two Ladies of Chedigny for Willamette Writers, Portland. Finalist for short story: Simply to Fly for NW Writers Association contest in Seattle. I presented a paper at the Virginia Woolf Conference, Lewis and Clark University. A guest speaker at the 2011 Shakespeare Authorship Symposium delivering my paper, Shakespeare, Perhaps a Woman.

My non-fiction writing honors include articles published in the Workers Compensation Journal and Risk Management Magazine, and Risk Management Magazine, and contributed a chapter in the the book: Work Injury: The Full Spectrum of Management. I also prepared a historical cookbook, "Cooking on the Coast" for Cannon Beach Historical Society.