Their ill-fated love turned medieval Siena upside-down and went on to inspire generations of poets and artists, the story reaching its pinnacle in Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.īut six centuries have a way of catching up to the present, and Julie gradually begins to discover that here, in this ancient city, the past and present are hard to tell apart.

In 1340, still reeling from the slaughter of her parents, Giulietta was smuggled into Siena, where she met a young man named Romeo. This key sends Julie on a journey that will change her life forever-a journey into the troubled past of her ancestor Giulietta Tolomei. The only thing Julie receives is a key-one carried by her mother on the day she herself died-to a safety-deposit box in Siena, Italy. But the shock goes even deeper when she learns that the woman who has been like a mother to her has left her entire estate to Julie’s twin sister. Read the book or listen to the excellent audiobook.īelow is selection of other novels inspired by Shakespeare's life and his plays:Twenty-five-year-old Julie Jacobs is heartbroken over the death of her beloved aunt Rose. My favourite sections of Juliet take us back in time to medieval Sienna where we learn the true story of Juliet and her Romeo.

Along the way she finds family she didn't know existed, falls in love with a guy who might be her Romeo and realizes almost too late that the Shakespeare's 'curse' might actually kill her! The letter sends her off to Siena, Italy in search of a lost treasure that only she can claim. When the aunt dies she leaves Jules' twin a house and Jules a letter. Although her parents are both dead she does have an estranged twin sister and loving aunt. She has even spent much of her adult life teaching Shakespeare's play to kids. Jules, as her family calls her, has always had a special feeling about the story of Romeo and Juliet.

If you always wanted to change the ending of Shakespeare's tragedy Juliet is definitely for you. If you like books that take you to exotic places Juliet if for you. If you like historical fiction Juliet is for you. She recently moved to North America to work in film. Author, Anne Fortier was born and grew up in Denmark.

Juliet by Anne Fortier is a 'sequel' to Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.

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