When Will Shakespeare arranged the marriage of his elder daughter, Susanna, at the age of twenty-four, to the eligible town physician, John Hall, there was much rejoicing, though rather curtailed because of the groom’s Puritanical leanings. Now, after twenty-five years, Susanna has experienced many ups and downs in life. The troublesome birth of her daughter, Elizabeth, her admiration for her father, the affair of her alleged adultery with Rafe Smith nineteen years earlier - a scandal she never quite lived down - and her sister’s eventful marriage to Thomas Quiney, only weeks before she sat beside her father’s deathbed comforting him, are memories she recalls with bitterness and sorrow. She comforts herself with red wine, trying to forget her husband’s obsession with his work, his frequent travels and lack of interest in home. But are her memories of real events, or have her fantasies become reality to her? John Hall has his own memories, his successes and failures, recalled as he sorts through his medical case notes to select the ones he believes should be left for future generations. Each has its own story to recall. But how far was the doctor prepared to go in order to save the reputation of his wife, and the very future of his own medical practice? ‘... it was quite exceptional ... It was just so believable.’ (Extract from Stratford Standard.) Enjoyably instructive as well as entertaining and thought-provoking. (Extracts from Stratford Herald)