Fair Rosaline by Amazonundefined

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A subversive, powerful untelling of Romeo and Juliet by
New York Times
bestselling author Natasha Solomons
Was the greatest ever love story a lie?
The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love. Rosaline, headstrong and independent, is unsure of Romeo's attentions but with her father determined that she join a convent, this handsome and charming stranger offers her the chance of a different life.
Soon though, Rosaline begins to doubt all that Romeo has told her. She breaks off the match, only for Romeo's gaze to turn towards her cousin, thirteen-year-old Juliet. Gradually Rosaline realizes that it is not only Juliet's reputation at stake, but her life .With only hours remaining before she will be banished behind the nunnery walls, will Rosaline save Juliet from her Romeo? Or can this story only ever end one way?
Shattering everything we thought we knew about Romeo and Juliet,
Fair Rosaline
is the spellbinding prequel to Shakespeare's best known tale, which exposes Romeo as a predator with a long history of pursuing much younger girls. Bold, lyrical, and chillingly relevant,
Fair Rosaline
reveals the dark subtext of the timeless story of star-crossed lovers: it's a feminist revision that will enthrall readers of bestselling literary retellings such as
Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell and
Hester
by Laurie Lico Albanese.
"Irresistible. An excellent spin on a timeless classic."
--
Jennifer Saint,
Sunday Times
bestselling author of
Ariadne
"I have not been able to stop thinking about this book . . .
Fair Rosaline
is a gripping, spellbinding and wonderfully immersive book - and one that truly makes you think. I would be very surprised if everyone is not talking about it.."
--Elodie Harper,
Sunday Times
bestselling author of
The Wolf Den
"A brilliant, feminist re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet,
Fair Rosaline
is a gorgeously written version of Verona from Juliet's cousin, Rosaline's, point of view. What does Romeo truly look like through the eyes of a woman on the periphery of the original story? Natasha Solomons skillfully shows us another version of the star-crossed lovers - and the Romeo --we all think we know. I absolutely devoured this thought-provoking, female-centric take on Shakespeare."
--
Jillian Cantor,
USA Today
bestselling author of
Beautiful Little Fools

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