The Purple Shroud
$23.30
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
10 June 2013
Summary
The Purple Shroud: A Novel of Empress Theodora
Once, Theodora was little more than a slave, the daughter of a bear-keeper, running barefoot through the streets of Constantinople. Now she is Theou doron, ‘the Gift of God’, Empress of Byzantine Rome and the most powerful woman in the world.
In Stella Duffy’s compelling new novel, the beguiling and extraordinary Empress Theodora emerges from the shadow of history into brilliant light. Clever, courageous and ruthless when betray…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844087785 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844087786 |
| Author: | Stella Duffy |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 10 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 150mm x 199mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Stella Duffy
Stella Duffy is the author of six literary novels including The Room of Lost Things (Stonewall Writer of the Year 2008) and State of Happiness, and five crime novels. She is co-editor of the anthology Tart Noir and winner of the 2002 CWA Short Story Dagger Award.
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