Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons (Signed/Numbered Special First Edition)

This is the signed special edition hardcover of Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons.

The book comes as pictured with a bold sprayed edge and silver foiled cover design. This is the Goldsboro exclusive edition, which is signed by the author and has their rose stamp. This was a limited print run of 350 books, and these are numbered out of 350.

These books are non-mint and have been handled more than a standard book due to being signed/stamped and transported more than a standard book, so may come with slight wear which is reflected in the price. The original price for this edition was £25.99, exclusive to Goldsboro. The dust jackets are from the standard print run, and show a price of £14.99 which is what we're listing them for. It's a bargain special edition in disguise!

Was the greatest ever love story a lie?

The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love. 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.

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 realizes that it is not only Juliet's reputation at stake, but her life .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?

Shattering everything we thought we knew about Romeo and Juliet, Fair Rosaline is the spellbinding prequel to Shakespeare's best known tale, which exposes Romeo as a predator with a long history of pursuing much younger girls. Bold, lyrical, and chillingly relevant, Fair Rosaline reveals the dark subtext of the timeless story of star-crossed lovers: it's a feminist revision that will enthrall readers of bestselling literary retellings such as Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell and Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

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