Elodie Harper transports us thousands of years and thousands of miles and yet we see ourselves reflected there.' - Claire McGlasson 'The best historical fiction holds a mirror up to the present and The Wolf Den is a triumph. Best book I read in ages.' - Sophie van Llewyn 'What a book! Utterly compelling, unflinching in describing Amara's life as a slave-prostitute in Pompeii and so incredibly transporting. 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. 'A gripping tale, which celebrates female solidarity and empowerment in the face of oppression and adversity. How much will Amara’s freedom cost her? The Wolf Den is the first in a trilogy of novels about the lives of women in ancient Pompeii. For the streets of the city are alive with opportunity-here, even the lowest-born slave can dream of a new beginning. Buoyed by the sisterhood she forges with the brothel’s other women, Amara finds solace in the laughter and hopes they all share. Intelligent and resourceful, she is forced to hide her true self. Now Amara is a slave and prostitute in Pompeii’s notorious Wolf Den brothel or lupanar, owned by a cruel and ruthless man. Amara was once the beloved daughter of a doctor in Greece, until her father’s sudden death plunged her mother into destitution. Determined to fight for her freedom at all costs. . Enslaved in an infamous brothel in Pompeii. trilogy opener beautifully walks the line between gutting and hopeful.” - BuzzFeed, Best Books of March 2022 Sold by her impoverished mother. #1 London Times Bestseller “A gripping historical story.” - The Independent “This powerful.

The wolf den by elodie harper