Juliet
Penulis : Anne Fortier
Tebal: 710 Halaman
Penerbit : Qanita
Genre(s) : Romance, His-fic
Rate : ★★★★★
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.
Review :
Juliet is great novel! With awesome cast and plot
story. Pada awalnya saya mengira Novel
yang tebalnya 710 halaman Ini akan sulit untuk dipahami dan membingungkan dan
ternyata setelah membaca saya malah mendapati diri saya terkagum-kagum sambil tidak menyangka saya sudah tiba-tiba berada
di akhir cerita. Kisah cinta tragis Romeo
& Juliet karya Shakespeare berhasil dipadupadankan dengan apik mengisi keseruan sejarah kisah cinta Romeo Marescotti
dan Guiletta Tolomei pada Abad Pertengahan Tahun 1340 hingga akhirnya cerita ini sampai pada titik
temu kisah cinta Julie Jacobs kepada Alessandro Santini yang merupakan
keturunan Romeo Marescotti.
