The only thing Julie receives is a key-one carried by her mother on the day she herself died-to a safety-deposit box in Siena, Italy. But the shock goes even deeper when she learns that the woman who has been like a mother to her has left her entire estate to Julie’s twin sister. Where: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at The Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Truman Forum, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112Īdmission Package: This event is open to the general public. Please call The Kansas City Public Library at 81 to make reservations to attend.Īll Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.Twenty-five-year-old Julie Jacobs is heartbroken over the death of her beloved aunt Rose. When: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 6:30 PM A limited number of pre-autographed copies of Juliet: A Novel will be available for purchase from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event. What: Anne Fortier will discuss her debut work and answer audience questions. In their hands, this medieval city comes to life as a vibrant, passionate, and richly imagined character in its own right. While Anne wrote in the U.S., her mother did research in Italy, serving as her “eyes” in Siena. When they discovered it was the real setting of the original story that inspired Romeo and Juliet, the novel was born-and so was an unusual collaboration.
For years, they traveled to Verona to visit Romeo and Juliet’s balcony-until a whim took them to Siena instead. Phone: 91 to order books in advance, 81 to make reservations to attend.Īuthor: A native of Denmark, Anne Fortier has shared a lifelong love of Shakespeare and Italy with her mother. Location: Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Truman Forum, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Time: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 6:30 PM Anne Fortier discusses her debut work Juliet: A Novel
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