The Flowers of Adonis
Published on 22. November 2021
384 pages
978-1-80032-702-3 (ISBN)
Description
From the internationally acclaimed author of The Eagle of the Ninth...
The epic story of Greece's most controversial hero.Pirate. Politician. Traitor. Lover.
In the fifth century BC, against the background of perpetually warring Greek city-states, one man towered above the chaos. His name was Alkibiades.
Friend of Socrates, sailor, warrior and incorrigible lover, he fled persecution in his native Athens to join her enemy: Sparta. However, his brilliant naval and diplomatic victories could not save him from the consequences of impregnating the Spartan queen, and once more he was forced to flee.
Alkibiades settled into life as a roving soldier of fortune, though his love for Athens proved to be the overriding influence of his later life. When that glorious city eventually fell to the Spartans, his own violent demise was shortly to follow...
Praise for The Flowers of Adonis 'A fascinating character study told with skill and erudition' Daily Telegraph
'A gripping story of battle, intrigue and ruin' Evening Standard
The epic story of Greece's most controversial hero.Pirate. Politician. Traitor. Lover.
In the fifth century BC, against the background of perpetually warring Greek city-states, one man towered above the chaos. His name was Alkibiades.
Friend of Socrates, sailor, warrior and incorrigible lover, he fled persecution in his native Athens to join her enemy: Sparta. However, his brilliant naval and diplomatic victories could not save him from the consequences of impregnating the Spartan queen, and once more he was forced to flee.
Alkibiades settled into life as a roving soldier of fortune, though his love for Athens proved to be the overriding influence of his later life. When that glorious city eventually fell to the Spartans, his own violent demise was shortly to follow...
Praise for The Flowers of Adonis 'A fascinating character study told with skill and erudition' Daily Telegraph
'A gripping story of battle, intrigue and ruin' Evening Standard
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Canelo
ISBN-13
978-1-80032-702-3 (9781800327023)
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Rosemary Sutcliff was born in Surrey in 1920, and died in Walberton, West Sussex in 1992. Severely disabled by Still's disease, Rosemary was home-schooled and introduced to Celtic and Saxon legends by her mother. In 1946 she began to write for publication, her retellings of those legends. With well over 40 books to her name, Rosemary Sutcliff is now considered one of the finest writers of historical novels for children and adults.
