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'What if Juliet Capulet met someone who made her doubt true love? What if Wuthering Heights was a message to a time traveller? A cosmic reimagining of Romeo and Juliet and homage to two literary classics in a compelling novel about fate, love and time travel from an award-winning author.
'YEAR: 2083. LOCATION: LONDON. MISSION: WAKE ROMEO.
'It's the end of the world. Literally. Time travel is possible, but only forwards. And only a handful of families choose to remain in the 'now', living off the scraps that were left behind. Among these are eighteen-year-old Juliet and the love of her life, Romeo. But things are far from rosy for Jules. Romeo is in a coma and she's estranged from her friends and family, dealing with the very real fallout of their wild romance. Then a handsome time traveller, Ellis, arrives with an important mission that makes Jules question everything she knows about life and love. Can Jules wake Romeo and rewrite her future?
'A highly original mashup that delights as it disorients ... and asks what would have happened if two great literary love stories were somehow intertwined.' (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work
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Australian Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary , November no. 107 2021; (p. 127-129)
— Review of Waking Romeo 2021 single work novel ; The Councillor 2021 single work novel -
On Waking Romeo
2021
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 36 no. 3 2021; (p. 22-24) 'It was 2015 when Kathryn Barker's debut novel, In the Skin of a Monster was released into the world of Young Adult literature. It was met with much acclaim.' (Introduction) -
[Review] Waking Romeo
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 140 2021;
— Review of Waking Romeo 2021 single work novel
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[Review] Waking Romeo
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 140 2021;
— Review of Waking Romeo 2021 single work novel -
Australian Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary , November no. 107 2021; (p. 127-129)
— Review of Waking Romeo 2021 single work novel ; The Councillor 2021 single work novel -
On Waking Romeo
2021
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 36 no. 3 2021; (p. 22-24) 'It was 2015 when Kathryn Barker's debut novel, In the Skin of a Monster was released into the world of Young Adult literature. It was met with much acclaim.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2022 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
- 2022 longlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Young Adult Book designed by Amy Daoud.
- 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Older Readers
- 2021 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Science Fiction Division — Novel
- 2021 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Novel
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