Ebook {Epub PDF} Juliets Nurse by Lois Leveen

 · Juliet’s nurse is already a pretty interesting character (when you are not jealously listening to the Juliet scenes, that is), and the novel Juliet’s Nurse by . Juliet’s Nurse by Lois Leveen About the Book Juliet's Nurse combines a prequel to Romeo and Juliet with a fresh vision of the events in the play, all through the eyes of Juliet's ever-present wet nurse, Angelica. By turns sensual, tragic, and comic, Juliet’s Nurse gives voice to one of literature’s most memorable and distinctive.  · The International Bestseller. “Lois Leveen’s richly detailed, fascinating novel offers a wholly original and intriguing take on one of Shakespeare’s 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 Edition description: Reprint.

Juliet's Nurse. By: Lois Leveen. Narrated by: Nicola Barber. Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins. Unabridged Audiobook. Categories: Literature Fiction, Genre Fiction. out of 5 stars. (28 ratings) Add to Cart failed. In Juliet's Nurse, Lois Leveen takes on the story of the nurse from Romeo Juliet. The first half of the book is devoted to the bonding between Angelica, the nurse, and Juliet as a newborn through three-year-old. And if you're going to talk about a wet nurse, there's going to be a lot of talk about breastfeeding. Juliet's nurse is already a pretty interesting character (when you are not jealously listening to the Juliet scenes, that is), and the novel Juliet's Nurse by Lois Leveen explores this character's life. We all know the basic story of Romeo and Juliet, right?

By turns comic, sensual, and tragic, JULIET'S NURSE gives voice to one of literature's most memorable characters, a woman who was both insider and outsider among Verona's wealthy ruling class. Laying bare the romance and intrigue of interwoven loyalties, rivalries, and jealousies only hinted at in Shakespeare's play, acclaimed novelist and historian Lois Leveen reveals the deepest passion in Verona — the love between a grieving woman and her precious milk-daughter. Juliet’s Nurse by Lois Leveen About the Book Juliet's Nurse combines a prequel to Romeo and Juliet with a fresh vision of the events in the play, all through the eyes of Juliet's ever-present wet nurse, Angelica. By turns sensual, tragic, and comic, Juliet’s Nurse gives voice to one of literature’s most memorable and distinctive. By turns sensual, tragic, and comic, Juliet's Nurse gives voice to one of literature's most memorable and distinctive characters, a woman who was both insider and outsider among Verona's wealthy ruling class. Exploring the romance and intrigue of interwoven loyalties, rivalries, jealousies, and losses only hinted at in Shakespeare's play, this is a never-before-heard tale of the deepest love in Verona - the love between a grieving woman and the precious child of her heart.