Juliet's Winter

If we imagine that the Shakespearean heroine did not die but continued to live, albeit without Romeo, what would she be like in maturity? Perhaps similar to the heroine of Vera Kolochkova's new novel, Julia, who became a widow even... before her son was born?.. Would Juliet dream of experiencing love again in her life or would she live with the memory of her lost beloved? What would her autumn be like? And winter?.. What could be sadder in the world... than Juliet's winter?! Julia, a harsh and resilient woman, who raised her son alone, has long buried all dreams of love, she does not expect it... But love, like a snowdrop that broke through the snow during a thaw, sprouted in her soul and melted the ice that had long frozen her heart...