"A great novel for lovers of Shakespeare." The Mail on Sunday

"Gorgeous, garrulous...brilliant and evocative." Independent on Sunday

“A richly poetic novel...conveys period atmosphere with deftness...linguistically witty and imaginative as any attempt to ventriloquise Shakespeare must be...Anthony Burgess is the only other novelist to pass this test.” Times Literary Supplement

“Excellent...startlingly poetic.” Spectator

"Masterful." James Shapiro

"[He has]done an impossible job surprisingly well." Alasdair Gray

"A most remarkable work. He has made the Bard live!" John Bayley

For the first time in 400 years, an author has dared to take on the voice of the world's most famous playwright. Christopher Rush's extraordinary novel takes as its dramatic theme the deathbed meeting between William Shakespeare and his lawyer, as they set out his final will and testament. As he answers his lawyer's questions, the playwright begins to recall his life, and over 448 pages of tumultuous, passionate and glorious writing the true life of the man emerges. This is Shakespeare as we have never been able to know him: angry, emotional, honest, reflective, joyous, despairing - we will never think of him in the same way again. 

The film of Will, produced by and starring Sir Ben Kingsley, is due to go into production summer 2009.

Christopher Rush is the author of 12 critically acclaimed works of fiction, memoir and poetry.

Hellfire and Herring

"A supremely beautiful book." The Times

To Travel Hopefully

"An astonishing pilgrimage from rage to redemption." The Guardian

Last Lesson of the Afternoon

"Ultimate class act...this is highbrow entertainment at its best." Tom Hiney, Independent on Sunday

A Twelvemonth and a Day

"An intensely felt portrait...Mr Rush handles it superbly." The Telegraph