The Wolf Den

'Vivid, wise and unflinching, this is a triumph'
The Times

'I loved it'
Jennifer Saint

'I couldn't put it down'
Claire Douglas

'Utterly spellbinding'
Woman & Home

'Deeply moving'
William Ryan

'Gripping'
Independent

'One of a kind'
Red

'A deeply moving and stunningly realised start to one of the most original historical fiction trilogies of our time'
Dan Jones

'Rich in historical detail, beauty and brutality, The Wolf Den brings to vivid life the doomed city of Pompeii and the powerlessness of its women. I loved it'
Caroline Lea author of The Glass Woman

'A vivacious piece of work underpinned by a woman's longing for freedom'
LoveReading

'Utterly gripping'
Daisy Dunn author of In the Shadow of Vesuvius

'Unflinching ... The best book I've read in ages'
Sophie van Llewyn author of Bottled Goods

'The best historical fiction holds a mirror up to the present and The Wolf Den is a triumph. Harper transports us thousands of years and thousands of miles and yet we see ourselves reflected there'
Claire McGlasson author of The Rapture

'A riveting tale of power, love, hate, privilege, female empowerment and female friendships found in the most unlikely situations'
Buki Papillon author of An Ordinary Wonder

'It is a wonderfully clear-sighted tale seen from the viewpoint of its main protagonist, Amara, a doctor's daughter, who was sold as a slave into prostitution when she and her mother became destitute after his death. You really live and feel Pompeii in this book. An amazing achievement'
Financial Times