The Wandering Queen: A Novel of Dido - Couverture rigide

Heywood, Claire

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ISBN 10 : 0593476123 ISBN 13 : 9780593476123

Editeur : Dutton, 2026

Synopsis

An epic and fiercely imaginative retelling of the story of queen Dido, the legendary
founder of Carthage, from the author of the national bestseller Daughters of Sparta

When the King of Tyre dies, he decrees that the rule of the kingdom will pass equally to both his children: Elissa, his clever and strong-willed daughter, and Pygmalion, her young half-brother. But Elissa, not yet skilled in the machinations of court, quickly finds herself sidelined by a band of powerful merchants in favor of her more malleable brother.

Forced out of her palace home, Elissa resolves to forge her own path. Both triumph and heartbreak await in the life that she builds, transforming herself from a sheltered princess into a strong and formidable leader. When she leads her followers on an epic journey in search of a new home in a faraway land, she earns herself a name that will echo through millennia: Dido, the wanderer.

Then one day, a mysterious stranger, Aeneas, arrives at the city gates, fleeing the Trojan War. As Dido and Aeneas are increasingly drawn to each other, Dido finds herself forced to make an impossible choice between power and love.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Claire Heywood is a scholar of the ancient world, with a bachelor's degree in Classical Civilization and a master's degree in Ancient Visual and Material Culture from the University of Warwick.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dutton
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0593476123
• ISBN 13: 9780593476123
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
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