''Juliet'' is a

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author Anne Fortier. It was first published in 2010 by

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owns the movie rights to the book.

Plot

''Juliet'' is about a woman named Julie Jacobs who discovers that her ancestor Giulietta is the real-life

Juliet Juliet Capulet () is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with the male protagonist R ...

of ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

'' fame. In her encounters with various descendants of the young lovers' families, she realizes that the curse from the story—"A plague on both your houses!"—may be real and may be coming after her—unless she can find her Romeo. On the track to discover her real story she and her twin sister become closer and make the journey together, finding not only their real names, life and ancestors but love, true and real love."About the Book"
accessed 23 September 2014.

References

2010 American novels Ballantine Books books Works based on Romeo and Juliet American romance novels Novels based on plays Novels based on works by William Shakespeare {{2010s-romance-novel-stub