When Glenn Dixon is spurned by love, he packs his bags for Verona, Italy. Once there, he volunteers to answer the thousands of letters that arrive addressed to Juliet—letters sent from lovelorn people all over the world to Juliet’s hometown, people who long to understand the mysteries of the human heart.
Glenn’s journey takes him deep into the charming community of Verona, where he becomes involved in unraveling the truth behind Romeo and Juliet. Did these star-crossed lovers actually exist? Why have they remained at the forefront of hearts and minds for centuries? And what can they teach us about love?
When Glenn returns home to Canada and resumes his duties as an English teacher, he undertakes a lively reading of Romeo and Juliet with his students, engaging them in passions past and present. But in an intriguing reversal of fate and fortune, his students—along with an old friend—instruct the teacher on the true meaning of love, loss, and moving on.
An enthralling tale of modern-day love steeped in the romantic traditions of eras past, this is a memoir that will warm your heart.
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“Utterly captivating…A bright, sparkling memoir like sipping a glass of prosecco (which Verona is famous for). After reading this intriguing memoir, you will want to book a flight.”
— Roberta Rich, bestselling author of The Midwife of Venice
“This romantic, touching memoir is a charmer.”
— Booklist“Made me laugh and cry…A delightfully honest journey through the centuries, with one man seeking answers about love and discovering himself along the way.”
— Genevieve Graham, bestselling author of Tides of HonourBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Glenn Dixon was the 2014 writer-in-residence for the Vancouver Writers Festival. He has traveled through more than seventy countries and written for National Geographic, the New York Post, the Walrus, and the Globe and Mail. He taught Shakespeare for twenty years, but it’s his hunger for travel and adventure that made him the perfect choice to become one of Juliet’s secretaries.
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