Juliets Nurse (Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction) [Large Print]

By Lois Leveen

Book Overview

An enthralling new telling of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"--told from the perspective of Juliet's nurse. In Verona, a city ravaged by plague and political rivalries, a mother mourning the death of her day-old infant enters the household of the powerful Cappelletti family to become the wet-nurse to their newborn baby. As she serves her beloved Juliet over the next fourteen years, the nurse learns the Cappellettis' darkest secrets. Those secrets--and the nurse's deep personal grief--erupt across five momentous days of love and loss that destroy a daughter, and a family. By turns sensual, tragic, and comic, "Juliet's Nurse" gives voice to one of literature's most memorable and distinctive characters, a woman who was both insider and outsider among Verona's wealthy ruling class. Exploring the romance and intrigue of interwoven loyalties, rivalries, jealousies, and losses only hinted at in Shakespeare's play, this is a never-before-heard tale of the deepest love in Verona--the love between a grieving woman and the precious child of her heart. In the tradition of Sarah Dunant, Philippa Gregory, and Geraldine Brooks, "Juliet's Nurse "is a rich prequel that reimagines the world's most cherished tale of love and loss, suffering and survival.

• Format: Hardcover
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141047755X
• ISBN13: 9781410477552
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Length: 490 Pages
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.0" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Endearing adventure of all the classic Romeo and Juliet, told from a new perspective.

If you love Romeo and Juliet or are looking for a fresh take, this book is for you. Leveen's take on it is well thought out and purely lovable. It was romantic and fun with just enough drama to keep me interested. A great read.