The novel is action in Siena, not in Verona; different versions were written before Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet makes as one of the most famous and romantic couples of literature. Julie is a young woman of about 25 years, a passion for Shakespeare, and especially by the romantic work of Romeo and Juliet as if this story was impregnated in her genes. So when Julie went to Siena to discover the treasure bequeathed him his mother, who died nearly 20 years earlier in unclear circumstances, it does not take long to make the connection between his life and writings she explores. Julie begins to think that it would be a descent Tolémei Giulietta. People who have inspired the English playwright to be born the legend of Romeo and Juliet. Will be linked together foultitudes twists around family secrets, legends and existing characters and still suffering the terrible curse to the tragic death of the two lovers in the fourteenth century.
To escape the curse Juliet will meet his destiny and her Romeo (Allessandro) of modern times and undergo ancestral rites .........
The novel alternates between adventures in Siena Julie and history of Romeo and Giulietta in the year 1340. A rewrite history Tolomei (descendants of juliet), the Marescotti (Romeo descendants) and Salembeni ( sworn enemies of Tolomei). Three families, three destinies intersecting with 600 years apart.
