Anne Fortier

Twenty-five-year-old Julie Jacobs is heartbroken over the death of her beloved aunt Rose. But the shock goes even deeper when she learns that the woman who has been like a mother to her has left her entire estate to Julie's twin sister. The only thing Julie receives is a key-one carried by her mother on the day she herself died-to a safety-deposit box in Siena, Italy. This key sends Julie on a journey that will change her life forever-a journey into the troubled past of her ancestor Giulietta Tolomei. In 1340, still reeling from the slaughter of her parents, Giulietta was smuggled into Siena, where she met a young man named Romeo. Their ill-fated love turned medieval Siena upside-down and went on to inspire generations of poets and artists, the story reaching its pinnacle in Shakespeare's famous tragedy. But six centuries have a way of catching up to the present, and Julie gradually begins to discover that here, in this ancient city, the past and present are hard to tell apart. The deeper she delves into the history of Romeo and Giulietta, and the closer she gets to the treasure they allegedly left behind, the greater the danger surrounding her-superstitions, ancient hostilities, and personal vendettas. As Julie crosses paths with the descendants of the families involved in the unforgettable blood feud, she begins to fear that the notorious curse-"A plague on both your houses!"-is still at work, and that she is destined to be its next target. Only someone like Romeo, it seems, could save her from this dreaded fate, but his story ended long ago. Or did it? From Anne Fortier comes a sweeping, beautifully written novel of intrigue and identity, of love and legacy, as a young woman discovers that her own fate is irrevocably tied-for better or worse-to literature's greatest star-crossed lovers.

Romeu i Julieta es transforma en una aventura trepidant del segle XXI.La Juliet i la seva germana són òrfenes des de petites i s'han criat amb la seva tieta, però quan la tieta Rose mor, la Juliet re

Un incendio en plena noche, una muerte inesperada, pasiones y deseos amorosos nunca resueltos, el poder omnipresente de los ricos y señores, la dura vida de servidumbre y silencio de las mujeres en la España de los años cincuenta, hijos secretos, mentiras y prejuicios, una intriga que se mantiene hasta el final. Un debut exitoso. Una novela descomunal.Olor de Colonia, una excelente novela coral, evoca la dura vida de una colonia textil y las envenenadas relaciones sociales que alli se crean dia a dia. Asistiremos a los silencios complices que envuelven a los personajes, a las relaciones como si de muñecas rusas se tratase que se van tejiendo entre ellos, al poder asfixiante que ejerce la Iglesia o al misterio que subyace sobre tantas pasiones insatisfechas para retratar, de forma magistral, una epoca y un escenario unicos.

«Un debut ambicioso. Fortier navega entre pistas falsas y giros en esta densa y compleja historia de amor que se lee como un Código da Vinci para mujeres.» Publishers Weekly Julie y su hermana, huérf