<p><b>One of the most anticipated novels of the year - the captivating and powerful untelling of Romeo &amp; Juliet . . .</b><br><br>The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love . . .<br><br>Rosaline, headstrong and independent, is unsure of Romeo's attentions but with her father determined that she join a convent, this handsome and charming stranger offers her the chance of a different life.<br><br>Soon though, Rosaline begins to doubt all that Romeo has told her. She breaks off the match, only for Romeo's gaze to turn towards her cousin, thirteen-year-old Juliet. Gradually Rosaline realises that it is not only Juliet's reputation at stake, but her life.<br><br>With only hours remaining before she will be banished behind the nunnery walls, will Rosaline save Juliet from her Romeo? Or can this story only ever end one way?<br><b><br>A subversive, powerful untelling of Shakespeare's best-known tale, narrated by a fierce, forgotten voice: this is Rosaline's story.</b><br><br>&lt;font size="+1"&gt; <b><i>Hamnet</i> meets <i>My Dark Vanessa </i>in this fierce, feminist, intensely gripping novel; captivating and chillingly relevant, FAIR ROSALINE </b><b>takes everything you thought you knew about <i>Romeo and Juliet </i>and turns it on its head . . . </b>&lt;/font&gt;<br><br><b>'Irresistible</b>. <b>An excellent spin on a timeless classic</b>'<br>Jennifer Saint<br>'<b>I have not been able to stop thinking about this book . . . <i>Fair Rosaline</i> is a gripping, spellbinding and wonderfully immersive'</b><br>Elodie Harper<br>'<b>Brilliant and beguiling . . </b>. <b>A terrific novel - very clever and alluring'<br></b>William Boyd<br><b>'Thought-provoking . . . a </b><b>rich and atmospheric'</b><br>Katherine J. Chen, author of <i>Joan<br></i>'A <b>gripping story of female agency and strength. Rosaline is a compelling heroine and I was rooting for her from the first page</b><i><b>'</b><br></i>Isabelle Schuler, author of<i> Lady Macbethad</i><br><b>'Intelligent, imaginative, irreverent. A gripping <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> for the 21st century'<br></b>Annabel Abbs<br>'<b>A brilliant, feminist re-imagining of<i> Romeo and Juliet</i></b>. <b>I absolutely devoured this</b>'<br>Jillian Cantor, <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author of<i> Beautiful Little Fools</i><br>'<b>Exquisitely written, wonderfully lyrical and richly immersive - this a story we all know made fresh and chillingly relevant'</b><br>Ellery Lloyd<b><br>'A deliciously dark take on the iconic love story'<br></b><i>Woman &amp; Home<br></i><b>'A dark, powerful and thought-provoking novel'</b><br>Culture Fly<br><br><b>SELECTED AS ONE TO WATCH IN 2023 IN THE <i>EVENING STANDARD<br></i></b><b>EDITOR'S CHOICE IN<i> THE BOOKSELLER</i><br>ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS FOR AUGUST IN THE<i> I NEWSPAPER</i></b></p>