# Fair Rosaline - Hardcover

by **Natasha Solomons** (Author)

**The** **most exciting historical retelling of 2023: a subversive, powerful untelling of Romeo and Juliet by _New York Times_ bestselling author Natasha Solomons**

**Was the greatest ever love story a lie?**

The 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.

Soon 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?

Shattering everything we thought we knew about Romeo and Juliet, _Fair Rosaline_ is 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, _Fair Rosaline_ reveals 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 _Hamnet_ by Maggie O'Farrell and _Hester_ by Laurie Lico Albanese.

**"Irresistible. An excellent spin on a timeless classic." _\--_**Jennifer Saint, _Sunday Times_ bestselling author of _Ariadne_

**"I have not been able to stop thinking about this book . . . _Fair Rosaline_ is 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.."** --Elodie Harper, _Sunday Times_ bestselling author of _The Wolf Den_

**"A brilliant, feminist re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet, _Fair Rosaline_ is 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."** -- _Jillian Cantor,_ _USA Today_ bestselling author of _Beautiful Little Fools_

**Number of Pages:** 336

**Dimensions:** 1.15 x 9.3 x 6.36 IN

**Publication Date:** September 12, 2023

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