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The girl on the balcony : Olivia Hussey finds life after Romeo & Juliet

The girl on the balcony : Olivia Hussey finds life after Romeo & Juliet

Book 2018

In 1968, Olivia Hussey became one of the most famous faces in the world, immortalized as the definitive Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. Now the iconic girl on the balcony shares the ups and downs of her truly remarkable life and career. In this candid memoir, Olivia Hussey tells her story: from being an "It Girl" in swinging 60s London and her enduring friendship with Romeo and Juliet co-star Leonard Whiting, through three tumultu...