Juliet's Nurse : A Novel

The International Bestseller Lois Leveens richly detailed, fascinating novel offers a wholly original and intriguing take on one of Shakespeares most beloved plays (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 Cappellettis darkest secrets. Those secretsand the nurses deep personal grieferupt across five momentous days of love and loss that destroy a daughter, and a family. By turns sensual, tragic, and comic, Juliets Nurse gives voice to one of literatures most memorable and distinctive characters, a woman who was both insider and outsider among Veronas wealthy ruling class. Exploring the romance and intrigue of interwoven loyalties, rivalries, jealousies, and losses only hinted at in Shakespeares play, this is a never-before-heard tale of the deepest love in Veronathe love between a grieving woman and the precious child of her heart. In the tradition of Sarah Dunant, Philippa Gregory, and Geraldine Brooks, Juliets Nurse is a rich prequel that reimagines the worlds most cherished tale of love and loss, suffering and survival.