When Julie Jacobs inherits a key to a safety-deposit box in Siena, Italy, she is told that it will lead her to an old family treasure. Soon she is launched on a winding and perilous journey into the history of her ancestor Giulietta, whose legendary love for a young man named Romeo rocked the foundations of medieval Siena. As Julie crosses paths with the descendants of the families immortalized in Shakespeare's unforgettable blood feud, she begins to realize that the notorious curse--"A plague on both your houses "--is still at work, and that she is the...
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When Julie Jacobs inherits a key to a safety-deposit box in Siena, Italy, she is told that it will lead her to...
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Juliet comes a mesmerizing novel about a young scholar who risks her reputation and her life on a thrilling journey to prove that the legendary warrior women known as the Amazons actually existed. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader s Circle for author chats and more. Oxford lecturer Diana Morgan is an expert on Greek mythology. Her obsession with the Amazons started in childhood when her eccentric grandmother claimed to be one herself before vanishing without a trace. Diana s colleagues...
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Juliet comes a mesmerizing novel about a young scholar who risks her reputation and her...
