The Wolf Den
Published on 13. May 2021
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-1-83893-353-1 (ISBN)
Description
Sold by her mother. Enslaved in Pompeii's brothel. Determined to survive. Her name is Amara. Welcome to the Wolf Den...
Amara was once a beloved daughter, until her father's death plunged her family into penury. Now she is a slave in Pompeii's infamous brothel, owned by a man she despises. Sharp, clever and resourceful, Amara is forced to hide her talents. For as a she-wolf, her only value lies in the desire she can stir in others.
But Amara's spirit is far from broken.
By day, she walks the streets with her fellow she-wolves, finding comfort in the laughter and dreams they share. For the streets of Pompeii are alive with opportunity. Out here, even the lowest slave can secure a reversal in fortune. Amara has learnt that everything in this city has its price. But how much is her freedom going to cost her?
Set in Pompeii's lupanar, The Wolf Den reimagines the lives of women who have long been overlooked.
Amara was once a beloved daughter, until her father's death plunged her family into penury. Now she is a slave in Pompeii's infamous brothel, owned by a man she despises. Sharp, clever and resourceful, Amara is forced to hide her talents. For as a she-wolf, her only value lies in the desire she can stir in others.
But Amara's spirit is far from broken.
By day, she walks the streets with her fellow she-wolves, finding comfort in the laughter and dreams they share. For the streets of Pompeii are alive with opportunity. Out here, even the lowest slave can secure a reversal in fortune. Amara has learnt that everything in this city has its price. But how much is her freedom going to cost her?
Set in Pompeii's lupanar, The Wolf Den reimagines the lives of women who have long been overlooked.
Reviews / Votes
PRAISE FOR ELODIE HARPER:'Wonderful ... This deliciously gripping novel casts the familiar setting of Norwich and its surroundings in a grim and haunting new light' Sarah Perry, on The Binding Song.
'A splendidly unsettling debut' John Connolly, on The Binding Song.
'One of the most chilling, atmospheric debuts I've read' Claire Douglas, on The Binding Song.
'Chilling, intelligent, and highly addictive. Superb' Will Dean, on The Death Knock.
'Riveting and scarily believable' Laura Purcell, on The Death Knock.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Head of Zeus
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 145 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-83893-353-1 (9781838933531)
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Elodie Harper
The Wolf Den
the stunning first novel in The Wolf Den trilogy, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of BOUDICCA'S DAUGHTER
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The Stunning First Novel in the Wolf Den Trilogy, from the Sunday Times Bestselling Author of Boudicca'S Daughter
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Elodie Harper is a journalist and prize-winning short story writer. Her story 'Wild Swimming' won the 2016 Bazaar of Bad Dreams short story competition, which was judged by Stephen King. She is currently a reporter and presenter at ITV News, and before that worked as a producer for Channel 4 News. Her job as a journalist has seen her join one of the most secretive wings of the Church of Scientology and cover the far right hip hop scene in Berlin, as well as crime reporting in Norfolk where her first two novels were set - The Binding Song and The Death Knock. Elodie studied Latin poetry both in the original and in translation as part of her English Literature degree at Oxford, instilling a lifelong interest in the ancient world. The Wolf Den is the first in a trilogy of novels about the lives of women in ancient Pompeii.