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Juliet's Answer
Juliet's Answer | Glenn Dixon
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Eat, Pray, Love meets The Rosie Project in this fresh, heartwarming memoir by a man who travels to Verona and volunteers to answer letters addressed to Shakespeares Juliet, all in an attempt to heal his own heartbreak. 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 Julietletters sent from lovelorn people all over the world to Juliets hometown; people who long to understand the mysteries of the human heart. Glenns 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 studentsalong with an old friendinstruct 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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Librarybelle
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I snagged this one recently through Book Outlet, but have not read it yet...

When a Canadian teacher who teaches Shakespeare finds himself spurned by love, he decides to make a visit to Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet. There, he meets up with those who answer the thousands of letters sent to Juliet from lovelorn people around the world.

This book sounds wonderful! #LoveFool #LilithJuly

KarenUK It does! 5y
KarenUK I think there is a movie based on these letters too, “Letters to Juliet” ..... not seen it so 🤷‍♀️ 5y
Librarybelle @KarenUK There is! I liked it - definite rom-com. 5y
Gissy Sounds romantic! I need it!☺️ 5y
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BookishTrish
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I loved the travelogue and liked the parts about Glenn‘s teaching, but wasn‘t feeling the romance. I think it would make a great movie.

Dragon The smoke makes the sun look so different. 6y
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BookishTrish
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Our house guests are back home in Ireland and today is the last day of a super long work week. I am so looking forward to a day off and some time to read.

Cortg Nice! We had house guests that just left to head back to Germany. It was fun but exhausting. 6y
BookishTrish @Cortg That is exactly it! 6y
CaroPi I love Ireland I miss that country 6y
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BookishTrish @CaroPi I love it there too! And super appreciate when the Irish relatives come out to Canada for a visit. 6y
AlaMich You look very relaxed! 6y
minkyb Lovely pic! 6y
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BookishTrish
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I didn‘t expect to start this one today but I‘ve always wanted to see Italy 🇮🇹

JazzFeathers 😄 lt's always so strange and surprising when l see my city on my socials 😄 6y
BookishTrish @JazzFeathers Are you in Verona?!?!? ❤️ 6y
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Ehbooklover
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This non-fiction title is part love story, part travelogue. It reads like fiction and I could not put it down. I especially loved learning about Romeo and Juliet as I did not study it in high school. Honestly, I wish I had had a teacher like Glenn back then as I might have actually enjoyed English class and Shakespeare!

MrBook 😻😻😻 8y
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Conleyheather
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Wonderful book
Definitely what I needed
#nonfiction #shakespeare #englishteacher #romeoandjuliet #italy

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Conleyheather
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Just a few pages in and already loving it! #nonfiction #shakespeare #romeoandjuliet #highschoolteacher

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Krysta
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For #bestofmarch in #marchintoreading @RealLifeReading
I didn't read as much as I wanted to this month, but since I did start writing my own novel, I decided to forgive my lower reading numbers.
Regardless, the books I did read were awesome. Highly recommend them all. They might actually be my 3 favourite books I have read in quite a while.

booksandsympathy I loved The Night Circus. I wanted to run away and join it. 8y
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Sassy_Steph
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This book was lovely!! Like a love letter to Verona and Romeo and Juliet!! Glenn Dixon is from Calgary!! Such a beautifully written telling of this amazing teacher's story! Love love loved it!! I've been to Verona and enjoyed this visit back to the place where it is believed Romeo and Juliet's story happened!!

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Krysta
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Oh wow. I loved this. Of course, as a Canadian High School English Teacher / Shakespeare nerd, how could I not?
Lovely and poignant and sincere... one of my new favorite books.

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Sassy_Steph
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Jaimelire Sounds good! 8y
JenBrown 🙌🏻 8y
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BookCafe
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This book may be non fiction but its definitely engaging, entertaining and humorously thought provoking. I can totally see it as a movie.

Conleyheather It would make a great movie. 7y
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