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A Dreadful Destiny (Paperback, Main)
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A Dreadful Destiny (Paperback, Main)
Series: A Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain
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Loot Price R394
Discovery Miles 3 940
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An unwelcome proposal of marriage has far-reaching repercussions in
this skilfully plotted historical mystery. April, CE 194. The
tensions in the civil-war-torn Empire have come to Glevum now.
Libertus's patron, Marcus Septimus, has received a letter from
Druscilla Livia, a widowed cousin of his wife, seeking his
protection. She has received an offer of marriage from a powerful
Roman Senator, Hortius Valens, a man of cruel and unusual tastes,
and she is in no position to refuse. She has run away . . . with
Hortius in hot pursuit. This puts Marcus in a dangerous dilemma. If
he accepts Druscilla as his ward and prevents the wedding, he
offends not only her prospective groom, but also the Provincial
Governor to whom Hortius is related. But if he returns Druscilla to
the Senator, he offends another of her kinswomen - the Empress
herself. Once again, Marcus turns to Libertus for help. But
Libertus has worries of his own. His wife Gwellia has an injured
foot, which is now infected and could cost her life. But when one
of his own slaves is brutally killed he realizes how perilous the
situation has become. Resolving to help Druscilla, he concocts an
ingenious plan. But in defying the Senator, Libertus is making a
powerful enemy. And even the best-laid plans can go disastrously
awry . . .
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