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The Heir of Venus: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines
By (Author) Laura Shepperson
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
13th August 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
352
Width 152mm, Height 232mm, Spine 28mm
420g
To the world he's a legend.
To her he's a liar. Lavinia never asked to be fought over. But now Turnus, her childhood sweetheart, has waged a war that threatens to destroy all she holds dear, because Lavinia's father has promised her to somebody else. Aeneas is famed for his bravery, cunning and his vision for a new great Empire. He is also secretive, slippery, and Lavinia wonders why he will never discuss the past he left behind.So when a stranger arrives in the camp with stories about Aeneas that suggest he is not what she seems, Lavinia realises she has to take her future, and that of her people, into her own hands.Laura Shepperson was born in the UK and has always been fascinated by myths and myth retellings, studying Classical Studies at the University of Auckland. Her first novel, The Heroines, was a Sunday Times bestseller. In 2017 she was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Prize for Fiction. Laura holds a Master of Studies in Creative Writing from the University of Cambridge. Laura lives outside London with her husband and two children.
She can be found on Twitter and Instagram @LauraShepperson.