tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13029687.post7765185354586587517..comments2023-08-17T07:10:54.446-07:00Comments on Books, Tea, and Other Obsessions : Heroine of the WeekendAmanda McCabe/Amanda Carmack/Laurel McKeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15575437197334661544noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13029687.post-28084212457501114972009-11-29T07:47:30.160-08:002009-11-29T07:47:30.160-08:00No wonder I haven't heard of her, then! :) I ...No wonder I haven't heard of her, then! :) I will have to find that novelAmanda McCabe/Amanda Carmack/Laurel McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575437197334661544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13029687.post-40835382386979927562009-11-28T14:55:09.138-08:002009-11-28T14:55:09.138-08:00Amanda, Rebecca is actually fictional. In Faye Kel...Amanda, Rebecca is actually fictional. In Faye Kellerman's version, Shakespeare meets her when she is disguised as a man, and it is through her (her family have converted to Christianity but secretly practice Judaism that he ends up writing the Merchant of Venice.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13029687.post-21297237867187966362009-11-28T13:19:40.257-08:002009-11-28T13:19:40.257-08:00I've never heard of Rebecca Lopez, but I'd...I've never heard of Rebecca Lopez, but I'd love to hear the story behind that!<br /><br />Tracy, I first read about Emilia in a college class years ago, and then I had to read everything I could find about her. She's really a fascinating woman!Amanda McCabe/Amanda Carmack/Laurel McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575437197334661544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13029687.post-28708367418427393962009-11-28T10:16:00.465-08:002009-11-28T10:16:00.465-08:00Fascinating post, Amanda! I'd never heard of E...Fascinating post, Amanda! I'd never heard of Emilia Bassano--what a fascinating life!Tracy Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238690610522108681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13029687.post-7413879549917569862009-11-28T07:49:55.996-08:002009-11-28T07:49:55.996-08:00Sorry, wrong, it was some chick named Rebecca Lope...Sorry, wrong, it was some chick named Rebecca Lopez in the Faye Kellerman book.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13029687.post-38029600679312898202009-11-28T07:38:49.085-08:002009-11-28T07:38:49.085-08:00Amanda, I think that Faye Kellerman wrote a book a...Amanda, I think that Faye Kellerman wrote a book about Emilia Bassano, which she later sued the makers of Shakespeare in Love about. Very interesting post and an interesting heroine.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.com