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Elodie Harper: Boudicca's Daughter

The author speaks to writer Emilia Hart about her dazzling new standalone novel, with the daughter of one of Britain’s most powerful heroines at its heart.

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Boudicca. Infamous warrior, queen of the British Iceni tribe and mastermind of one of history’s greatest revolts. Her defeat spelled ruin for her people, yet still her name is enough to strike fear into Roman hearts.

But what of the woman who grew up in her shadow? The woman who has her mother’s looks and cunning but a spirit all of her own? The woman whose desperate bid for survival will take her from Britain’s sacred marshlands to the glittering façades of Nero’s Roman Empire…

Meet Solina. Boudicca’s daughter.

Elodie Harper is the award-winning author of the bestselling Wolf Den trilogy, set in ancient Pompeii. The first book in the series, The Wolf Den, was a Waterstones Book of the Month, and the second, The House with the Golden Door, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Alongside her career as a writer, she has worked as a reporter at ITV News and producer at Channel 4.

Emilia Hart is a British-Australian writer. She was born in Sydney and studied English Literature and Law before working as a lawyer in Sydney and London. Her first novel, Weyward, was an instant New York Times bestseller, the winner of two Goodreads Choice Awards, and has sold over 700,000 copies worldwide. Her latest novel, The Sirens, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller, an instant New York Times bestseller and a Good Morning America book club pick.

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For ages 16+
Event information

Elodie Harper and Emilia Hart’s books are available for purchase at the event, with both authors doing post-event signings.

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Emilia Hart

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This event is held at the Purcell Room Southbank Centre

The Purcell Room is located in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.