Anne Fortier
Hardcover | Pages: 447 pages Rating: 3.9 | 25219 Users | 3770 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Juliet |
| ISBN: | 0345516109 (ISBN13: 9780345516107) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/features/anne_fortier/ |
| Characters: | Julia Jacobs, Giulietta Tolomei, Alessandro Santini, Romeo Marescotti |
| Setting: | Siena(Italy) Italy |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2010) |
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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.Twenty-five-year-old Julie Jacobs is heartbroken over the death of her beloved aunt Rose. 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. 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.
This key sends Julie on a journey that will change her life forever—a journey into the troubled past of her ancestor Giulietta Tolomei. In 1340, still reeling from the slaughter of her parents, Giulietta was smuggled into Siena, where she met a young man named Romeo. 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.
But 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. The deeper she delves into the history of Romeo and Giulietta, and the closer she gets to the treasure they allegedly left behind, the greater the danger surrounding her—superstitions, ancient hostilities, and personal vendettas. As Julie crosses paths with the descendants of the families involved in the unforgettable blood feud, she begins to fear that the notorious curse—“A plague on both your houses!”—is still at work, and that she is destined to be its next target. Only someone like Romeo, it seems, could save her from this dreaded fate, but his story ended long ago. Or did it?
From Anne Fortier comes a sweeping, beautifully written novel of intrigue and identity, of love and legacy, as a young woman discovers that her own fate is irrevocably tied—for better or worse—to literature’s greatest star-crossed lovers.
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| Title | : | Juliet |
| Author | : | Anne Fortier |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 447 pages |
| Published | : | August 24th 2010 by Ballantine Books (first published January 1st 2010) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Romance. Fiction. Mystery. Cultural. Italy |
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Ratings: 3.9 From 25219 Users | 3770 ReviewsCommentary Of Books Juliet
I admit, Im kind of waffling between 3 and 4 stars with this one. I thought I would love this book, and at the storys beginning, I did. I was really pulled in by the mystery why did great-aunt Rose leave Julie only a key to a safe deposit box in Italy, while leaving Julies twin Janice everything else? Why did she keep their identities a secret and only divulge their real names and circumstances of their early life in Siena, Italy upon her death?The further I read, the less compelled I became.So, where to begin?The first page is wonderfully crafted; the first page. I thought, wow, this is going to be really wonderful. And I still love that first page, but the other 446 pages not so much. I wanted to love all of it, I really did. O, I am fortunes fool to have believed in you, first page!There are two main stories running throughout the book. The modern day one is about the search for a priceless treasure which will possibly lift the curse on the two houses, Shakespeares Capulets and
Bleh... Really predictable Juliet reincarnation (genealogically speaking) story. Think 'Letters for Juliet' movie mixed with 'The DeVinci Code' and you get the picture.It started out strong with an interesting and sympathetic heroine. But once the hero was introduced the dialogue got really, really corny. Like roll-my-eyes corny. And the heroine was TSTL in one of my pet peeve ways. She'd miss tons of tons of really obvious clues, and then think to herself, "wow, I feel stupid. It would have
What a mess of a book! I picked it up because I love the story and it even started well. A few pages in, I was disappointed. Fortier has a poor grasp of dialogue, especially medieval, and I soon found myself laughing at her serious conversations. The plot became ridiculous about half way through and by the end it was positively creaky with the scene in the sewers serving no purpose, except perhaps as a rather weak foreshadowing of what is to come. The relationship between the sisters veers all
I think I was 13-years-old when I finally read Romeo and Juliet. I had an awful English teacher, we were all forced to pair up to read the play aloud, every class a new Romeo and Juliet were selected for the roles, and for some reason the woman had the insufferable need to make Romeo and Juliet kiss on every necessary scene.Im pretty sure that shouldve been taken up with the principle by someone.Inappropriate teacher aside, I never liked the story. I found it overly dramatic and, in the end,
My goodreads challenge is making me feel guilty about all my unfinished books (how will I ever reach 100 books this year if I keep giving up on what I'm reading?); yet I've decided that it really doesn't pay to listen to an audiobook if turning it on is increasingly serving as a cue to space out with my own slightly less predictable thoughts. Because I just. Can't. Listen. To this any more.The rose on the cover of this book should have served as a cue that it wasn't for me, but it was available
I really wonder at the person in our bookclub who chose this book. And I wonder even more at all those readers on GR who gave it more than 2--more than 3!--stars. Just goes to show: mediocrity is alive and well.I try to be fair when I review and give stars for every book based on its context. I would not, therefore, rate this silly book badly simply because it's not a Jane Austen or Ernest Hemingway one!Even so, I struggled from the first page, had to fight not to skip the historical chapters,
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