The Purple Shroud, 9781844087785
Paperback
From slave to Empress: power, love, and deadly secrets await.

The Purple Shroud

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    10 June 2013

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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
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
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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