About this item
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 Juliet - letters 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 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.
About the Author
Glenn Dixon is the author of the upcoming novel Bootleg Stardust (Simon & Schuster, April 2021) . It's the story of the fictional band, Downtown Exit, and their disastrous 1974 European tour. Dixon's previous book was the international bestseller, Juliet's Answer (Simon & Schuster, 2017) , a memoir based on his time in Verona, Italy among the secretaries of Juliet. He has also written for the New Yorker, National Geographic Magazine, Psychology Today, and many others. His first two books are works of non-fiction. Pilgrim in the Palace of Words is a journey through the 6000 languages of Earth and Tripping the World Fantastic is about the music of our planet. He currently lives in Calgary, Canada where he is pretending to be a rock star.
