There she encounters other, less savory types, who are equally interested in her treasure, and so begins the suspense part of the novel. Julie is told by her aunt’s butler and his lawyer that it contains a treasure, which she must go to Italy to find.
The inheritance is simply a key to a safe deposit box in Siena, which her mother had originally left with the aunt. The novel starts when 24-year-old American Julie Jacobs receives an inheritance after the death of her great aunt Rose, who raised her after her mother and father were suspiciously killed when she was a child. Of course in Shakespeare’s version, the lovers were from Verona, but according to this book, early stories – and there were many tales of Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s was only one of many – had all the action happen in Siena. It’s part historical fiction, part romance, and part mystery / suspense and it shifts back and forth between the present day and the Siena, Italy of 1340, when the two people Shakespeare based his characters on – Romeo Marescotti and Giulietta Tomolei – actually lived. I’m sure they would cast Andrew Garfield or Louis Garrel or someone.Īnyway, Anne Fortier’s Juliet, which I recently finished, is a really interesting read, especially for fans of Kenneth MacMillan, and I guess … Shakespeare 🙂 He’s definitely a good stage dancer/actor. Marcelo of course would probably be best … although I don’t know if he has acting skills required for a speaking role in a film.
But I feel he may not have enough of the delicious cockiness in him Roberto’s too nice, at least onstage.
Roberto (top left) is of course the natural choice since he’s Italian and the book’s set largely in Italy. All throughout reading it, I kept “seeing” Romeo – and always as one of my favorite male dancers who’s danced the role. Haha, I don’t even think this book has been optioned yet for film! It should be though – it’s very cinematic.
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