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$38.22
- Hardcover
448 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2026
Summary
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Sparrow comes another spellbinding historical epic set in the last days of a dying Roman empire …
Sparrow has flown from the confines of the Roman brothel where he was raised. Now older and smarter, and having learned the arts of deception and enticement from the women who raised him, he vies to become a player in the internal politics at Arcadia, the home of his new master, a man who is himself playing with political fire. Sparrow …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035063437 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035063433 |
| Author: | James Hynes |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 674g |
| Dimensions: | 247mm x 165mm x 39mm |
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Utterly engrossing, vivid, and honest, this coming of age story reaches across millennia to grab us by the throat – Emma Donoghue, author of RoomA bleak and brutal story, vividly told by Hynes, who has created a truly unforgettable character in the resilient Sparrow – Daily Mail on SparrowA stunning work of historical imagination … Masterful in its portrayal of love, sex and friendship – The Observer on SparrowSparrow feels like an entirely authentic portrait … James Hynes renders this hidden world so powerfully and vividly – The Times on Sparrow
About The Author
James Hynes
James Hynes is the author of several books including Sparrow, Next, Kings of Infinite Space, The Lecturer’s Tale, Publish and Perish, and The Wild Colonial Boy.
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