The tyrant king has been thrown out of Rome and the Republic has been born.
But Rome is still a divided nation, with patricians against plebeians, and it’s not long before tensions between the two begin to rise.
Into this turbulent arena strides Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Trained from childhood to be a supreme fighter, he soon becomes Rome’s greatest warrior and earns the respect, if not the love, of the people.
Caius’s proud nature inflames the people’s resentment against him, and they insist the new republic rids itself of this troublesome man. Caius is banished from Rome, from his friends and family, and most disastrously, from his mother!
Without her guiding hand, there is only person Caius can turn to – Rome’s greatest enemy!
Laura Dowers was born and lives in London. Her love for history was first stirred by her mother's own passion for the Tudor age, and the inspiration for writing her first novel, 'The Queen's Favourite', came from watching the classic BBC TV series 'Elizabeth R'.
Her historical interests range from British history to ancient and European history and she intends to visit many different periods in her future novels.
Visit her website: www.lauradowers.com