{"product_id":"9781408725481-the-heir-of-venus","title":"The Heir of Venus","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story of Aeneas as it's never been told before from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second novel from \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller Laura Shepperson sees three women struggle to determine their destiny at the dawn of the Roman world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR COMES A NEW SPELLBINDING RETELLING SET AT THE DAWN OF THE ROMAN WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant'\u003c\/b\u003e Rosie Hewlett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enthralling' \u003c\/b\u003eLuna McNamara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sweeping' \u003c\/b\u003eRosie Andrews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e Caroline Lea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Immensely stylish'\u003c\/b\u003e Naomi Kelsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating'\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Burton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Passionate\u003c\/b\u003e' Elyse John\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unique' \u003c\/b\u003eSusan C Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling'\u003c\/b\u003e Katie Lumsden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Richly drawn'\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAeneas, the son of Venus, is destined for greatness, prophesised to father a people who will one day rule the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut behind every great man are the women the prophecies forget.\u003cbr\u003eCreusa, Dido and Lavinia will never meet, yet they are united by the ambitions of one man whose life is pre-ordained to collide irreparably with theirs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut if their destiny remains unwritten, can they determine the future for themselves?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the story of Rome's origins as it's never been told before, through the eyes of three women whose choices changed history.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR LAURA SHEPPERSON'S PREVIOUS WORK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deft and clever retelling full of intrigue, rage and pathos' \u003cb\u003eJENNIFER SAINT \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An intelligent, highly crafted and necessary book' \u003cb\u003eCLAIRE NORTH \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Urgent and furious' \u003cb\u003eROSIE ANDREWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Audacious and spirited' \u003cb\u003eSARAH BURTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A timely and labyrinthian retelling of the trial of Phaedra: breaking down the old walls and illuminating the true monsters' \u003cb\u003eCARI THOMAS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Heroines subverts the most enduring myth of all. That women are to blame' \u003cb\u003eJOANNE BURN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A mesmerizing read' \u003cb\u003eELIZABETH LEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fiercely compelling' \u003cb\u003eCAROLINE LEA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53540965941622,"sku":"9781408725481","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31462425.jpg?v=1732731743","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781408725481-the-heir-of-venus","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}