{"product_id":"fair-rosaline-hardcover","title":"Fair Rosaline - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatasha Solomons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003emost exciting historical retelling of 2023: a subversive, powerful untelling of Romeo and Juliet by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Natasha Solomons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWas the greatest ever love story a lie?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShattering everything we thought we knew about Romeo and Juliet, \u003cem\u003eFair Rosaline \u003c\/em\u003eis 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, \u003cem\u003eFair Rosaline \u003c\/em\u003ereveals 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 \u003cem\u003eHamnet\u003c\/em\u003e by Maggie O'Farrell and \u003cem\u003eHester\u003c\/em\u003e by Laurie Lico Albanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Irresistible. An excellent spin on a timeless classic.\" \u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJennifer Saint, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAriadne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I have not been able to stop thinking about this book . . . \u003cem\u003eFair Rosaline \u003c\/em\u003eis 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..\"\u003c\/strong\u003e --Elodie Harper, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of\u003cem\u003e The Wolf Den\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \"A brilliant, feminist re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet, \u003cem\u003e Fair Rosaline \u003c\/em\u003eis 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.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e --\u003cem\u003e Jillian Cantor, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Little Fools\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 9.3 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47255344218361,"sku":"9781728281230","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/DAV1emPfZl9781728281230.webp?v=1768721347","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/fair-rosaline-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}