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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)

Juliet

Anne Fortier

Hardcover | Pages: 447 pages

Rating: 3.9 | 25219 Users | 3770 Reviews

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Title	:	Juliet
Author	:	Anne Fortier
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe 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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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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*2.5 starsSo many cliches and things I didn't enjoyed... I'm disappointed!

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,

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.

I'm in love with this book. That's not an understatement, I would probably have picked it straight up and read it again but, I'm so behind schedule that it wasn't an option (although I might have to stick a post-it on the front to remind myself in future ;))I've always been the stereotypical woman who has swooned appropriately at Romeo & Juliet so I picked this book up thinking it would be a fun modern re-write that I could forget about soon after. Turns out though that this was so much more

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,

Brilliant book!! Its nothing like what i was expecting. It has this old Shakespearean feel to it,and there's mystery,secrets,old stories come to life,romance,laughter and lots lots lots of surprises. It truly enchanted me :D Julie is such a great character,i could relate to her. I loved Alesandro and her sister and Umberto and just every single character had his own wonderful side. <3This book traveled me to Italy..and since i've been to Siena i can verify for its magic. The scenery and the

I'm so happy to be finished with this book - it feels like I've been reading it forever! Unfortunately, my stash of books didn't last the whole vacation so I was forced to pick this one up for the lengthy flight from Los Angeles to Columbus.I always test books I buy by reading the first page and this book had the most outstanding first page out of all my options. I breezed through the first part of the book and then it dragged.I tried reading one chapter a night. Now, two weeks later, I finally