LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
August 2010 Debut of the Month.
A charming, romantic and thrilling debut. Julie discovers that she is a descendant of the woman who inspired Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. A beautiful novel taking you back through time, through the stunning scenery of Italy and to the centre of a family feud that has continued for centuries. Wonderful.
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With bonus features, including an interview with the author! When Julie Jacobs inherits a key to a safety deposit box in Siena, Italy, she is told it will lead her to an old family treasure. Soon she is launched on a winding and perilous journey into the history of her ancestor Giulietta, whose legendary love for a young man named Romeo rocked the foundations of medieval Siena.
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With bonus features, including an interview with the author! When Julie Jacobs inherits a key to a safety deposit box in Siena, Italy, she is told it will lead her to an old family treasure. Soon she is launched on a winding and perilous journey into the history of her ancestor Giulietta, whose legendary love for a young man named Romeo rocked the foundations of medieval Siena.
As Julie crosses paths with the descendants of the families involved in Shakespeare's unforgettable blood feud, she begins to realize that the notorious curse -- "e;A plague on both your houses!"e; -- is still at work, and that she is the next target. It seems that the only one who can save Julie from her fate is Romeo -- but where is he? Full of delicious thrills, sleeping potions, medieval wedding rituals, curses, the glorious Italian countryside, sibling rivalries and secret processions, Juliet is at heart an epic romance that proves love is strong enough to conquer even death.
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Praise for Juliet: 'A truly fabulous book. We will never see Romeo and Juliet in quite the same way again.
Alison Weir
'Ingenious, intriguing, a thrilling story that keeps you turning the pages. This is a wonderfully textured novel of history and imagination that brings Italy, past and present, beautifully to life.'
Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth and Sepulchre
'Juliet is a thrilling debut novel, completely saturated in fascinating history.'
Katherine Neville, author of The Fire
'Juliet has it all-history, mystery, and romance. Ms. Fortier handles the dual plot lines with mastery, beautifully rendering Siena of the past and present.'Karen Essex, author of Leonardo's Swans and Stealing Athena 'Boldly imagined, brilliantly plotted, beautifully described, Juliet will carry you spellbound until the gripping end. An astonishing achievement.'
Susan Vreeland, author of Girl in Hyacinth Blue and Luncheon of the Boating Party
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About Anne Fortier
Anne Fortier grew up in Europe, in Denmark mainly, and studied for her PhD there, including spending a year at Oxford, where she met her husband. After university she moved to the US, where she worked in film and television before writing Juliet, inspired by the very first Romeo and Juliet story, which was set in Siena.
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