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Title:
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Fair Rosaline |
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Authors:
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Solomons, Natasha |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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332 |
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Year:
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2023 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Before Romeo has Juliet in his sights, he loves her cousin Rosaline.... In this feminist re-imagining of the classic story of the star-crossed and ill-fated lovers, Rosaline takes centre stage. Mourning the death of her mother and granted a 12-day reprieve before being confined to a nunnery, 15-year-old Rosaline is running out of time, and then the much older Romeo appears before her... Using familiar phrases and characters, this is an engrossing, subversive story with its thought-provoking switch in perspective, and its visceral depiction of 14th century Verona.
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Categories:
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Fiction, Gender Issues, Historical, Literature oriented, Morals/Ethics, Relationships, Social commentary/perspectives, Tragedy/disaster, Young narrator, Italy, 2026 Titles, New Adult |
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Reviews
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By: CHCH 268
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2025-11-17 12:24:52 |
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Varied opinions on this book and the re-framing of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. Some loved the read and others found it a challenge to get into. Lots of discussion around the theme of gender disparity, and the era the book was set in. |
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By: RAUM 001
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2025-07-29 14:48:06 |
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It upturns the notion of Romeo and Juliet as a love story. |
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