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A Dreadful Destiny

Af: Rosemary Rowe Engelsk Hardback

A Dreadful Destiny

Af: Rosemary Rowe Engelsk Hardback
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An unwelcome proposal of marriage has far-reaching repercussions in this skilfully plotted historical mystery.

April, CE 194.
The tensions in the civil-war-torn Empire have come to Glevum now. Libertus''s patron, Marcus Septimus, has received a letter from Druscilla Livia, a widowed cousin of his wife, seeking his protection. She has received an offer of marriage from a powerful Roman Senator, Hortius Valens, a man of cruel and unusual tastes, and she is in no position to refuse. She has run away . . . with Hortius in hot pursuit.

This puts Marcus in a dangerous dilemma. If he accepts Druscilla as his ward and prevents the wedding, he offends not only her prospective groom, but also the Provincial Governor to whom Hortius is related. But if he returns Druscilla to the Senator, he offends another of her kinswomen - the Empress herself. Once again, Marcus turns to Libertus for help.

But Libertus has worries of his own. His wife Gwellia has an injured foot, which is now infected and could cost her life. But when one of his own slaves is brutally killed he realizes how perilous the situation has become. Resolving to help Druscilla, he concocts an ingenious plan. But in defying the Senator, Libertus is making a powerful enemy. And even the best-laid plans can go disastrously awry . . .

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An unwelcome proposal of marriage has far-reaching repercussions in this skilfully plotted historical mystery.

April, CE 194.
The tensions in the civil-war-torn Empire have come to Glevum now. Libertus''s patron, Marcus Septimus, has received a letter from Druscilla Livia, a widowed cousin of his wife, seeking his protection. She has received an offer of marriage from a powerful Roman Senator, Hortius Valens, a man of cruel and unusual tastes, and she is in no position to refuse. She has run away . . . with Hortius in hot pursuit.

This puts Marcus in a dangerous dilemma. If he accepts Druscilla as his ward and prevents the wedding, he offends not only her prospective groom, but also the Provincial Governor to whom Hortius is related. But if he returns Druscilla to the Senator, he offends another of her kinswomen - the Empress herself. Once again, Marcus turns to Libertus for help.

But Libertus has worries of his own. His wife Gwellia has an injured foot, which is now infected and could cost her life. But when one of his own slaves is brutally killed he realizes how perilous the situation has become. Resolving to help Druscilla, he concocts an ingenious plan. But in defying the Senator, Libertus is making a powerful enemy. And even the best-laid plans can go disastrously awry . . .

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 240
ISBN-13: 9780727889911
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0727889915
Kategori: Gloucestershire
Udg. Dato: 29 jul 2021
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 224mm
Højde: 145mm
Forlag: Canongate Books
Oplagsdato: 29 jul 2021
Forfatter(e): Rosemary Rowe
Forfatter(e) Rosemary Rowe


Kategori Gloucestershire


ISBN-13 9780727889911


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 240


Udgave


Længde 25mm


Bredde 224mm


Højde 145mm


Udg. Dato 29 jul 2021


Oplagsdato 29 jul 2021


Forlag Canongate Books

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