Charles C. Lovett

Antiquarian book enthusiast Peter Byerly discovers an eighteenth-century study of Shakespeare forgeries that contains a Victorian portrait strongly resembling his late wife, a finding that sparks an obsessive search through the bard's historical period.

A Novel of Obsession

The Bookman's Tale

Judy Hudgins

Peter Byerly got hooked on books in college and is an antiquarian bookseller. Young and shy, he has relocated from North Carolina to England, to the cottage his wife Amanda had been renovating prior to her untimely death. Not sure how to get his life back together again, Peter is floundering, until he finds a picture of Amanda stuck in an old book. Only problem is, the watercolor was painted over a century ago, which puts her in Victorian England. 

Spanning Peter's past and present, he tries to find out why and who painted this picture of his Amanda. Throw into the mix Shakespeare, murders (past and present) and a possible priceless book (or is it a forgery), Charlie Lovett has woven a tale which won't let you put it down.

Sonia Grgas

Cindi Coan

Charlie Lovett

Guaranteed to capture the hearts of everyone who truly loves books and literature, 'The Bookman's Tale' is a sparkling novel of exploration of one of literature's most tantalising mysteries.

The Bookman's Tale A Novel of Obsession

Reviews