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Sparrow is the Sunday Times bestselling historical epic by James Hynes. An incredibly moving story of one boy’s journey to freedom in the harsh world of the Roman Empire.

Raised in a brothel at the edge of a dying empire, a boy of no known origin creates his own identity. He is Sparrow.

Sparrow’s world consists of a kitchen and herb-scented garden, a loud and dangerous tavern, and the mysterious upstairs where the wolves, the women who have shaped his world, conduct their business. Where freedom is only for a privileged few, Sparrow’s life is hard-edged and violent.

But change is coming. The world outside his garden is about to be reshaped, and as an empire crumbles, murder and mayhem will come to Sparrow’s door. As the only family he’s ever known scatters, will Sparrow fall – or fly?

'Unforgettable' - Daily Mail
'Utterly engrossing . . . this coming of age story reac

Sparrow

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    A Paperback by James Hynes

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      Publisher Pan Macmillan
      Published 4 November 2024
      ISBN-13 9781529092417
      978-1529092417
      ISBN-10 1529092418
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      Fiction Historical Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Sparrow is the Sunday Times bestselling historical epic by James Hynes. An incredibly moving story of one boy’s journey to freedom in the harsh world of the Roman Empire.

      Raised in a brothel at the edge of a dying empire, a boy of no known origin creates his own identity. He is Sparrow.

      Sparrow’s world consists of a kitchen and herb-scented garden, a loud and dangerous tavern, and the mysterious upstairs where the wolves, the women who have shaped his world, conduct their business. Where freedom is only for a privileged few, Sparrow’s life is hard-edged and violent.

      But change is coming. The world outside his garden is about to be reshaped, and as an empire crumbles, murder and mayhem will come to Sparrow’s door. As the only family he’s ever known scatters, will Sparrow fall – or fly?

      'Unforgettable' - Daily Mail
      'Utterly engrossing . . . this coming of age story reac

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