6/7/2023 0 Comments Theodora by stella duffyShepherd is a community of 7,000+ authors sharing their favorite books with the world. Publication Order of Empress Theodora Books. By Stella Duffy, Here are 10 books that authors have personally recommended if you like Theodora. But just as she learns to control her body as a dancer and for the men who can afford her, so she is determined to shape a very different fate for herself.įrom the vibrant streets and erotic stage shows of sixth century Constantinople to the holy desert retreats of Alexandria, THEODORA is an extraordinary imaginative achievement from one of our finest writers. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases. When her father is killed, the young Theodora is forced into near slavery to survive. In Stella Duffy's breathtaking new novel, she comes to life again - a fascinating, controversial and seductive woman. Theodora of Constantinople rose from nothing to become the most powerful woman in the history of Byzantine Rome. 'Justinian took a wife: and the manner she was born and bred, and wedded to this man, tore up the Roman Empire by the very roots.' Procopius.Ĭharming, charismatic, heroic. Particularly lush is the novel's opening: Duffy's account of how the infant Theodora and her two sisters are trained in the arts of the stage by an exacting eunuch, and how Theodora herself goes. The brilliant novel from the author of SINGLING OUT THE COUPLES, STATE OF HAPPINESS and PARALLEL LIES now in B format.
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