How did a simple glover's son with a Stratford grammar school education become the world's greatest playwright? It wasn't easy. This book intersperses family and financial challenges with sparse documented facts to provide a plausible, entertaining story of Shakespeare's life. Easy to read, accessible, and lively, this book provides a wide range of readers a unique opportunity to enjoy his works by visiting the root of his genius. Play-goers, students, book club members or anyone with curiosity about Shakespeare may enjoy this behind-the-scenes view, based on 25 years of study and travel by experienced educators and writers. Author_Bio: Arthur W. Wiggins and Barbara M. Wiggins Barbara M. Wiggins taught reading comprehension and writing at middle school, high school, and college levels for 27 years. Arthur W. Wiggins, distinguished Professor Emeritus of physics and astronomy, was a research aerospace engineer for eight years, then taught at Oakland Community College in Michigan for thirty-seven years. As Shakespeare buffs for nearly thirty years, Good Will: Shakespeare's Novel Life has been a labor of love for us. In our pursuit of Shakespeare, we prepared in many ways: • Made multiple trips to England; • Explored Shakespearean venues in several states and countries; • Biked Shakespeare's route from Stratford to London; • Became supporters of the New Globe Theater in London; • Viewed every theatrical production or video of Shakespeare's plays multiple times; • Visited Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC; • Reviewed 100+ books and screenplays about Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan times; • Conducted a thorough search of the Internet for websites about Shakespearean topics. Keywords: Shakespeare, Good Will, Shakespeare's life, Wiggins, Shakespeare biography, Bard, Stratford, The Globe, Hamlet, Elizabethan