Boy

“An astonishing work of imaginative empathy, buttressed by deep research and enriched by lively storytelling. In I, Iago, Galland takes one of Shakespeare’s most enigmatic characters and creates a full life for him, sweeping the reader into the vibrant world of Venetian intrigue and carrying us, also, to the deep places of the human heart.” — Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize–winning author on I, IAGO “A great yarn. Galland has an exceptional gift for characters and relationships. Readers of all kinds of fiction should find The Fool’s Tale very rewarding.” — Neal Stephenson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Baroque Cycle on THE FOOL'S TALE “A wallop of a first novel—entertaining and engaging.” — San Francisco Chronicle on THE FOOL'S TALE “A clever retelling of the legendarily naked lady’s story… Filled to the brim with courtly intrigue, dangerous misapprehensions, crossings and double-crossings, and enough high humor to ensure at least some giggling through many portions.” — Booklist on GODIVA “A clever novel of courtly love…entertains with a flourish.” — Publishers Weekly on REVENGE OF THE ROSE “Boy is a sharply-written exploration of love, philosophy, and gender in Elizabethan England. . . . An excellent and engrossing novel, beautifully written.” — Historical Novels Review “Rich, evocative new historical fiction.”  — New York Times Book Review

“An astonishing work of imaginative empathy, buttressed by deep research and enriched by lively storytelling. In I, Iago, Galland takes one of Shakespeare’s most enigmatic characters and creates a full life for him, sweeping the reader into the vibrant world of Venetian intrigue and carrying us, also, to the deep places of the human heart.” — Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize–winning author on I, IAGO “A great yarn. Galland has an exceptional gift for characters and relationships. Readers of all kinds of fiction should find The Fool’s Tale very rewarding.” — Neal Stephenson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Baroque Cycle on THE FOOL'S TALE “A wallop of a first novel—entertaining and engaging.” — San Francisco Chronicle on THE FOOL'S TALE “A clever retelling of the legendarily naked lady’s story… Filled to the brim with courtly intrigue, dangerous misapprehensions, crossings and double-crossings, and enough high humor to ensure at least some giggling through many portions.” — Booklist on GODIVA “A clever novel of courtly love…entertains with a flourish.” — Publishers Weekly on REVENGE OF THE ROSE “Boy is a sharply-written exploration of love, philosophy, and gender in Elizabethan England. . . . An excellent and engrossing novel, beautifully written.” — Historical Novels Review “Rich, evocative new historical fiction.”  — New York Times Book Review

Nicole Galland is the author of the historical novels I, Iago; Godiva; Crossed; Revenge of the Rose; and The Fool’s Tale; as well as the contemporary romantic comedies On the Same Page and Stepdog, and the New York Times bestselling near-future thriller The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Neal Stephenson).