Fortier weaves an illuminating tale of suspense, danger, intrigue and, of course, everlasting love.
Most definitely not your everyday, over-done, boring rendition (sorry) of Shakespeare’s
Romeo & Juliet
,
Anne Fortier’s Juliet
brings to the table a whole new take on this well-known tragic love story!
Ok. So I am TOTALLY ASHAMED to say I have not read the famous
Romeo & Juliet. Oh! It was required reading in high school, but my love for reading just hadn’t developed yet and the wonky poetry and wacky wording was just a wee bit too much for me.
So, when presented with the opportunity to review
Juliet as a part of Anne's Blog Tour with
Pump Up Your Book Promotions, I jumped at the idea! I had absolutely no idea what to expect. I was even a little apprehensive that Anne may have simply regurgitated the classic into a 21st century language and literary format.
Well, my dearest readers, you are in for a wonderful surprise! In an entirely fictional twist to that famous love-story, Fortier will lead you through the streets of Siena on an adventurous and emotional roller coaster of discovery in Juliet'
s quest for the truth. This author’s talent for character development and setting description effectively open up a whole new world of fictional possibilities and events behind the “real” love story of Romeo and Juliet
. Or, shall I say
Romeo and Giulietta.
While the story itself is fictional, Anne Fortier shares with the reader plenty of wondrous places, events, people and histories surrounding
Siena and its culture. Her knack for the descriptive makes it almost too easy for the reader to close his/her eyes and, with pure awe, visualize both historical and present day locales such as
Palazzo Salimbeni or
Palazzo Tolomei.
So, sit back, relax and open your heart and mind to the wonders of Siena, the dangers and suspense of Juliet’s quest, and the full bodied adventure that Fortier has in store for you!
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From the Publisher
Juliet, an ambitious, utterly engaging historical novel on the scale of The Thirteenth Tale and The Birth of Venus, follows a young woman who discovers that her family’s origins reach all the way back to literature’s greatest star-crossed lovers.
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—“A plague on both your houses!”—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?
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