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Book SynopsisAn exceptional combination of history and mythology -
'an intriguing, luxuriously realised novel' FINANCIAL TIMESTrade ReviewSubtly moving, playful...a novel that brought me to tears more than once. Lavinia is a delightful heroine * GUARDIAN *
The focus on the women's side of the house...serves to give them rightful prominence within the fabric of a society where men are second in command only to fate...Le Guin [makes] mythology tangible, exciting and a surprising joy to read * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *
A superbly researched, beautifully written, profound and moving novel * CATHOLIC HERALD *
Compulsively readable...a winning combination of history and mythology featuring an unlikely heroine imaginatively plucked from literary obscurity * BOOKLIST *
Elegant and eloquent * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY *
Beautiful and moving...Highly recommended * LIBRARY JOURNAL *
An intriguing, luxuriously realised novel * FINANCIAL TIMES *
a superbly researched, beautifully written, profound and moving novel * CATHOLIC HERALD *
