NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWhen Julie Jacobs inherits a key to a safety-deposit box in Siena, Italy, she is told that 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 … descendants of the families immortalized 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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One of my friends has been trying to get me to read this for ages and I was like sure sure but now that we ran it I’m going to! It is about (SURPRISE) Juliet of Romeo-and fame, along with one of her modern day descendants. In my head that translate to the movie with what’s her name and what’s his name (Googling Rom com tuscany juliet tells me this …
A voracious reader pal of mine recommend JULIET because she knows I love those “dual plot line” novels that illuminate the past while telling a wonderful, compelling—often romantic—contemporary tale. This author, who has also produced Emmy-award television, has written a book that succeeds on all levels. Both storylines kept me riveted!
Another book that had an original storyline. The problem was how quickly the conniving sister changed. I have a sister like that and I don’t think we would become ‘buddies’ like these two did after the one’s history. People like that don’t change overnight, or ever, sometimes.
That being said, there were a couple other parts that diverged too …
Great job of relating the old “myth” stories, and giving them a new, present day twist. Very enjoyable.
Perfect for historical fiction and contemporary fiction lovers alike. Reminiscent of The DaVinci Code and National Treasure, Anne Fortier’s Juliet weaves a tale of intrigue that beautifully merges historical fact with fiction. Julie Jacobs, a no-name American with a love of Romeo and Juliet, receives a summons from her late aunt to go to Sienna, …
This book was so unique…which is hard considering it’s Romeo and Juliet. However, Fortier goes back and forth with different versions of the Romeo and Juliet love story. I’ve found myself going back to read this book multiple times. Honestly, it’s a comfort book at this point. It makes me smile.
Couldn’t finish book
Thouroughly enjoyable book!
I couldn’t resist falling under the spell of a modern twist on Romeo and Juliet, set in Italy and evoking so much of the old family, cultural and romantic drama!
Loved this book! Great take on historical shakespeare romance. Lots of twists and turns. Well developed, complex characters! Couldn’t put it down. A must read for anyone who loves historical fiction!
Very tedious, boring, I had to stop reading it. Just wouldn’t hold my interest.
Highly recommend it!
The 14th century story was beautifully told and meticulously researched. I loved what the author did with it. I loved it enough to finish the whole book, despite the poorly plotted modern-day story with its tired-trope heroine (so dorky and awkward but the conventionally sexy man falls head over heels with her anyway! Well whaddya know about …
I recommend this book…with reservations. I wanted to love it, really. The romantic premise is interfused with a mystery, murder and history in a richly enticing setting with two overlapping stories centuries apart. Of course it is the story of Romeo and Juliet with a twist but with apologies to Wm. Shakespeare, something is rotten…or not …
The book description grabbed me. The inheritance of a safe deposit box key that held a family treasure in Italy, an ancient curse, and a fascination with Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – all sounded intriguing. But, this was a tediously long, laborious book for me to get through. I honestly tried to get swept away in the story line and the …
Wow. Love the way history and current people/events are tied together and flow. Fascinating proposition. I ate this book up.
Tedious reading which I found quite boring. Guess I’m just not a Shakespear fan
Everyone has read “Romeo and Juliet” in high school English class. But Shakespeare set the tragedy in Verona. Apparently it is based on a tale written in Siena at least a century before about warring families a century before that! Fact and fiction are intertwined into an entertaining novel about love, loss, identity, and family. Throw in a Saint, …
Loved this story, and how it connected to Romeo and Juliet, without being “the same old story”.
The history mixed with the well-known Shakespearean play made this a very entertaining read. The description of the ancient horse race had me sitting on the edge of my seat.
The only weakness was the gooey, romantic ending, but the rest of the book was very well-written!! I really enjoyed reading this book, and most heartily recommend this …