Author: jamesconroydmartin
Born the daughter of a circus bear keeper, Theodora rose to become Empress of the Byzantine Empire. But it’s only Stephen, a wizard’s apprentice turned palace eunuch, whom she trusts to tell her tale for posterity… “Amazing history — I felt like I was there” (Lisa Wingate).
Two brothers find themselves swept up in a conspiracy during Poland’s November Uprising, while matriarchs Anna and Zofia decide which direction their families must take. A “passionate saga of Poland” (New York Times bestselling author Karleen Koen).
Based on the 18th-century diary of a Polish countess, this story follows orphaned Anna, who is forced to leave the only home she’s ever known. Sent to live with her aunt, she struggles to find her place as violence and political turmoil plague her beloved country.