The Lion and the Lamb (Paperback)
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The Lion and the Lamb (Paperback)

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Published: 10/04/2014
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A young soldier with a secret past. An ancient family rivalry. A conspiracy that threatens to plunge Roman Britain into darkness.

Living in a hovel, beaten by a merciless commander, broken by the weather and forced to survive on starvation rations: no one looking at Paul would ever gues that he is heir to one of Roman Britain's wealthiest and most important families. But Paul had his reasons for joining the army and fleeing the family he loves.

But when rumours of a barbarian uprising from beyond the Wall begin to circulate, Paul realises that his family is in grave danger.

With only former slave-girl Eachna for company, Paul deserts the army - for which the penalty is death - and undertakes a hazardous journey across Britain where danger lurks around every corner.

Epic in scope, rich with historical detail, THE LION AND THE LAMB is a novel of Roman Britain on the cusp of the Dark Ages, when all that stood between her citizens and oblivion was one family.

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781444761344
Number of pages: 480
Weight: 332 g
Dimensions: 197 x 132 x 32 mm


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The action of the novel is second to none. It races along, with punchy skirmishes and battles along the Wall and the northern reaches of the land. It is brutal. Life is short and cheap . . . Life on the wall is vividly recreated. Here are scenes in towns and forts that we know so well from archaeology and John Henry Clay makes them ring to the sound of marching hobnail boots once more. What turns The Lion and the Lamb into one of the best Roman reads I've had this year is the mix of action with character and in this book, a relative rarity in Roman historical fiction, the female characters are to my mind as successful as the male. Through the combination of stories we are shown a broad stripe of life in the later 4th century in Britain. - For Winter Nights

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“Roman Britain brought to life”

Loved this story of a young noble In 4th century Roman Britain who flees his family after an argument and joins the army. This plot is entwined with that of his sister who remains behind and has to work out her role... More

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