FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR COMES A NEW SPELLBINDING RETELLING SET AT THE DAWN OF THE ROMAN WORLD
'Enthralling' Luna McNamara, author of PSYCHE AND EROS
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Aeneas, the son of Venus, is destined for greatness, prophesised to father a people who will one day rule the world.
But behind every great man are the women the prophecies forget.
Creusa, Dido and Lavinia will never meet, yet they are united by the ambitions of one man whose life is pre-ordained to collide irreparably with theirs.
But if their destiny remains unwritten, can they determine the future for themselves?
This is the story of Rome's origins as it's never been told before, through the eyes of three women whose choices changed history.
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PRAISE FOR LAURA SHEPPERSON
A deft and clever retelling full of intrigue, rage and pathos' JENNIFER SAINT
'An intelligent, highly crafted and necessary book' CLAIRE NORTH
'Urgent and furious' ROSIE ANDREWS
'Audacious and spirited' SARAH BURTON
'A timely and labyrinthian retelling of the trial of Phaedra: breaking down the old walls and illuminating the true monsters' CARI THOMAS
'The Heroines subverts the most enduring myth of all. That women are to blame' JOANNE BURN
'A mesmerizing read' ELIZABETH LEE
'Fiercely compelling' CAROLINE LEA
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- ISBN10 1408725452
- ISBN13 9781408725450
- Publish Date 15 August 2024 (first published 6 August 2024)
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Imprint Sphere
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 400
- Language English