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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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    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2021 .
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      Extent: 384p.
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      • Published March 2021
      ISBN: 9781760297152
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      Flatiron Books ,
      2022 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
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      • Published 4 January 2022.
      ISBN: 9781250174109, 1250174104

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Australian Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Colin Steele , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary , November no. 107 2021; (p. 127-129)

— Review of Waking Romeo Kathryn Barker , 2021 single work novel ; The Councillor E. J. Beaton , 2021 single work novel
On Waking Romeo Allison Paterson , 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 Clare Rhoden , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 140 2021;

— Review of Waking Romeo Kathryn Barker , 2021 single work novel
[Review] Waking Romeo Clare Rhoden , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 140 2021;

— Review of Waking Romeo Kathryn Barker , 2021 single work novel
Australian Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Colin Steele , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary , November no. 107 2021; (p. 127-129)

— Review of Waking Romeo Kathryn Barker , 2021 single work novel ; The Councillor E. J. Beaton , 2021 single work novel
On Waking Romeo Allison Paterson , 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)
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