Nicholas Cooke: Actor, Soldier, Physician, Priest (Nicholas

Nicholas Cooke: Actor, Soldier, Physician, Priest (Nicholas Cooke Trilogy Book 1)

NICHOLAS COOKE: ACTOR, SOLIDER, PHYSICIAN, PRIEST, the story of a brilliant but hot-tempered boy who grows up as an apprentice in Shakespeareâ€™s theater troupe 1593 and to whom Shakespeare is a life-long mentor, was first published eighteen years ago by W.W. Norton. It was called â€œimmensely moving,â€ by the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, â€œcompelling readingâ€ by the SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, â€œbrilliant, bawdy, and utterly delightful,â€ by MADELEINE Lâ€™ENGLE, and â€œa detailed portrait of Shakespearean England,â€ by KIRKUS which gave it a starred review as did PUBLISHERâ€™s WEEKLY. THE NEW YORK TIMES wrote, â€œCowell has poured heart and a great deal of intelligence into her first novel about an impetuous, inquisitive young man in an impetuous, inquisitive age,â€ and LIBRARY JOURNAL called it â€œAn exquisitely drawn portrait of a robust age and a complex man at war with himself.â€
The talented but conflicted Nicholas Cooke wanted to be an Anglican priest since he was a child, yet his fiery temperament consigned him to far different apprenticeships. His adventures lead him to become an actor, a soldier, and, as he grew older, a physician. During his lifetime Nicholas encounters Shakespeare, plague, the secret life of the Queen, many loves, marriage and children, the joy of the theatre, and the troubles of war. He serves his master, John Heminges, who teaches him the craft of acting; but it is the master's wife who teaches Nick about love. Yet he never can forget his early call to be a priest until in the depths of losses he cannot face, an unexpected door opens to him at last.
From the dramatic opening lines to the inspiring conclusion of this first book of this trilogy, Nicholas Cooke grows, stumbles, presses on, and eventually becomes a man whom others respect and recognize as a brilliant mind and a sensitive, loving soul. But there is much more to Nick's story, and, as Nicholas himself might have understood, an end is but a beginning.
NICHOLAS COOKE was a choice of the History Book Club. It is the first part of a trilogy which will take Nicholas from 1593 to 1666, from his boyhood through the fall of the monarchy and its eventual restoration. The next novel, THE PHYSICIAN OF LONDON (which will be available as an e-book late 2012) won an American Book Award. The last book of the trilogy will be published towards the end of 2013.
Stephanie Cowell is also the author of CLAUDE & CAMILLE: A NOVEL OF MONET (Crown), MARRYING MOZART (Viking Penguin) and THE PLAYERS: A NOVEL OF THE YOUNG SHAKESPEARE (W.W. Norton).
Country USA
Manufacturer West End Productions, Inc.
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-08-30
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	West End Productions, Inc.
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-08-30
Format	Kindle eBook

Nicholas Cooke: Actor, Soldier, Physician, Priest (Nicholas Cooke Trilogy Book 1)

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