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The Wolf Den
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
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Sold by her mother. Enslaved in Pompeii's brothel. Determined to survive. Her name is Amara. Welcome to the Wolf Den....
Amara was once a beloved daughter, until her father's death plunged her family into penury. Now she is a slave in Pompeii's infamous brothel, owned by a man she despises. Sharp, clever and resourceful, Amara is forced to hide her talents. For as a she-wolf, her only value lies in the desire she can stir in others.
But Amara's spirit is far from broken.
By day, she walks the streets with her fellow she-wolves, finding comfort in the laughter and dreams they share. For the streets of Pompeii are alive with opportunity. Out here, even the lowest slave can secure a reversal in fortune. Amara has learnt that everything in this city has its price. But how much is her freedom going to cost her?
Set in Pompeii's lupanar, The Wolf Den reimagines the lives of women who have long been overlooked.
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- Simon King
- 30-05-23
Excellent
Brilliantly written, wonderful characters, great plotting, sparkling dialogue. Weighty subject matter but told with superb energy and life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-06-21
Fantastic!
Beautifully written. Heartbreaking, Clever and really well-researched. Excellent characters. Can’t wait for the next one!
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- The Curator
- 15-05-21
A story of love and solidarity among enslaved women in Pompeii
Interesting take on Women’s lives at the lowest level of Roman life. The sisterhood, the rivalry, the utter lack of choice. Sounds harsh, and in places it is, but the female characters and their relationships with each other really make it.
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- Sue
- 01-10-22
Great story, meticulously researched
Elodie Harper brings Pompeii to life in a story of a brothel and the people who live there. In particular, the life of Amara, a Greek woman sold into slavery. The brutality of the Roman era is brought sharply into view, but also the beauty and refinement of the wealthy houses and bath houses. The story-line is an unusual one, following the lives of the brothel slaves as they all try to reconcile themselves to their powerless and brutal existence. This makes the book sound a hard read, but it isn’t - the friendships between the slaves and the descriptions of life in Pompeii make for a warm and fascinating story. I am so glad there is a sequel!
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- Oscar
- 22-12-21
Brilliant.
absolutely loved it. beautiful narration, page turner plot, very well researched realistic details, good writing if not a literary masterpiece. i really did not want this book to end.
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- delia
- 11-12-23
Beautiful
I loved the interweaving of the quotes both classical and from graffiti in Pompeii
A would sense one place
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- Erin McLean
- 01-09-21
Couldn’t put it down
Read it in just over a day, staying up all night to finish it.
I think it’s important to first and foremost point out that this is not an erotic book and highlights many of the horrendous experiences that were had. The content was at times graphic and sensitive, it was done so in a way that it showed how normalised violence and fear was as a part of Amaras life.
Harper clearly did her research and it was fascinating to know more about Pompeii and what life could have been like from a slaves point of view.
The writing was done so in a way that it was accessible for the reader to understand and interpret from a modern perspective whilst also learning about the daily life and culture of a slave in Pompeii during that time period.
The narration was perfect, allowing me to become even more attached to characters or adding to my disgust for others. I would love to hear more of Beamish’s work.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-01-22
Evokes the atmosphere of Ancient Pompei
Hard Times, hard lives of the slaves of Pompei brought to life with excellent narration. Wonderful story of the struggle of day to day life in the Wolf Den
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- Tanea Sheils
- 02-08-21
love it
Very well written, powerful history and is a really gripping tale.
This book has grabbed me since the first page.
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- Bendybensta
- 21-05-21
A Thoroughly Enjoyable Ancient Historical Masterpiece!
I purchased this book after hearing Elodie Harper’s interview about it on the Exploress podcast.
I was then immediately transported back 2000 years to the ancient streets of Pompeii, which I have been fortunate enough to visit twice in my life, so could really visualise scenes from long ago in my mind, particularly after remembering what it was like venturing into the brothel there and seeing how tiny the cells were and trying to imagine what life was like for the women who inhabited it.
I enjoyed how the author wove some of the ancient artefacts into the seams of the story, as well as famous quotations and some of the graffiti from the walls of the ancient city of Pompeii.
I was also very happy when the book ended with the knowledge that there are going to be two more books to follow this, as there is definitely more to explore with this story.
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