The International Bestseller
āLois Leveenās richly detailed, fascinating novel offers a wholly original and intriguing take on one of Shakespeareās most beloved playsā (New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini).
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 Cappellettisā darkest secrets. Those secretsāand the nurseās deep personal griefāerupt across five momentous days of love and loss that destroy a daughter, and a family.
By turns sensual, tragic, and comic, Julietās Nurse gives voice to one of literatureās most memorable and distinctive characters, a woman who was both insider and outsider among Veronaās wealthy ruling class. Exploring the romance and intrigue of interwoven loyalties, rivalries, jealousies, and losses only hinted at in Shakespeareās play, this is a never-before-heard tale of the deepest love in Veronaāthe love between a grieving woman and the precious child of her heart.
In the tradition of Sarah Dunant, Philippa Gregory, and Geraldine Brooks, Julietās Nurse is a rich prequel that reimagines the worldās most cherished tale of love and loss, suffering and survival.