![]() An achievement that many writers will envy and few will equal. She clearly has great affection for her subject, but does not allow that to undercut her keen eye and pitch-perfect ear. Stella Duffy, a versatile and gifted novelist, is uniquely suited to bringing Theodora to life. Stella Duffy has chosen well with the story of the rise of the actress-prostitute to Empress of the 6th-century Roman Empire. 'Theodora is a best-of-all-worlds book - entertaining, gripping, thoughtful and dangerously enlightening. " Theodora is a best-of-all-worlds book - entertaining, gripping, thoughtful and dangerously enlightening. "A bravura performance: a witty, moving, sexy book that bursts with as much color and excitement as the city of Constantinople itself." - Financial Times ![]() ![]() "There's intelligence and empathy under the energetic potboiler surface." - Kirkus Reviews "One hesitates to use the term chick lit when referring to historical fiction, but perhaps it fits as Duffy explores themes of sexuality, theater, religious conversion, female oppression, and the struggle for power and recognition in a sixth-century historical setting with a surprisingly contemporary attitude." - Library Journal a portrait of a woman who rose from misfortune and poverty to build an empire alongside a devoted husband." - Publishers Weekly Introduced into a life of performing for the people of Constantinople. ![]() "Duffy's seductive retelling of the story of the legendary empress Theodora will delight historical fiction fans. Duffy’s seductive retelling of the story of the legendary empress Theodora will delight historical fiction fans. ![]()
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