“An intriguing, haunting novel pulsing with raw, beautiful emotion. Ultimately, however, the book’s wisdom, compassion, and beauty transcend historical boundaries: this is a timeless novel.'-Hernan Diaz, author of In the Distance and Trust

Although set in the early sixteenth century, The Dance Tree addresses issues of the utmost importance today-the subjection of women, class inequality, the dangers of religious fundamentalism. for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review.'If some prose sings, Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s truly dances. Pick up a copy from your favourite retailer or from one of the following links. It’s an atmospheric, compelling, insightful tale by Harper that does a beautiful job of highlighting her impressive research and considerable knowledge of the Roman city of Pompeii and the lifestyles, hardships, and treatment women most likely endured during that time. The Wolf Den is, ultimately, a story about life, loss, love, politics, power, corruption, greed, riches, desires, sacrifice, friendship, savagery, abuse, violence, and early prostitution. And the plot is an absorbing saga of all the hopes, fears, sacrifices, struggles, treachery and entangled relationships faced by one group of enslaved women. The characters are bold, ambitious, vulnerable, and shrewd. 74 and to the life of Amara, the educated daughter of a doctor from Greece who, after being sold by her mother and ending up the slave of a barbaric pimp in Pompeii, is determined to do whatever it takes to regain her freedom, body and soul, once and for all. The Wolf Den is a captivating, immersive, tragic tale that takes you back to Southern Italy during A.D. How much will Amara’s freedom cost her? The Wolf Den is the first in a trilogy of novels about the lives of women in ancient Pompeii. For the streets of the city are alive with opportunity-here, even the lowest-born slave can dream of a new beginning. Buoyed by the sisterhood she forges with the brothel’s other women, Amara finds solace in the laughter and hopes they all share. Intelligent and resourceful, she is forced to hide her true self. Now Amara is a slave and prostitute in Pompeii’s notorious Wolf Den brothel or lupanar, owned by a cruel and ruthless man.

Enter into the Wolf Den.Īmara was once the beloved daughter of a doctor in Greece, until her father’s sudden death plunged her mother into destitution. Determined to fight for her freedom at all costs. . Enslaved in an infamous brothel in Pompeii.

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