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Book Review of Shylock's Daughter: A Novel of Love in Venice

Shylock's Daughter: A Novel of Love in Venice
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From the book cover:

Jessica Pruitt is one of the most beautiful women in the world and one of the screen's most admired actresses, though her personal life is in an unromantic shambles. She has come to Venice, her favorite city, to star in a film based on "The Merchant of Venice." While wandering the twisted alleys of the ancient Jewish ghetto, she is suddenly transported back in time to the thriving Venice of the 16th century, where she becomes Jessica, the Jewish heroine of the play. There, she encounters a young Will Shakespeare. Their attraction is instantaneous, their passion uncontrolled. And before their breathtaking affair ends, each will have discovered a soulmate and the greatest inspiration of their lives.