Story Description:
Baker Publishing
Group|June 15, 2013|Trade Paperback|ISBN: 978-0-8007-2138-1
Claudia’s life did
not start easily. The illegitimate
daughter of Julia, reviled and exiled daughter of Caesar Augustus, Claudia
spends her childhood in a guarded villa with her mother and grandmother. When Tiberius, who hates Julia, takes the
throne, Claudia is wrenched away from her mother to be brought up in the palace
in Rome. The young woman is adrift –
until she meets Lucius Pontius Pilate and becomes his wife. When Pilate is appointed Prefect of the
troublesome territory of Judea, Claudia does what she has always done: she
makes the best of it. But unrest is
brewing on the outskirts of the Roman empire, and Claudia will soon find
herself and her beloved husband embroiled in controversy and rebellion. Might she find peace and rest in the teaching
of the mysterious Jewish Rabbi everyone seems to be talking about?
Readers will be
whisked through marbled palaces, dusty marketplaces, and idyllic Italian villas
as they follow the unlikely path of a woman who warrants only a passing mention
in one of the Gospel accounts. Diana
Wallis Taylor combines her impeccable research with her flair for drama and
romance to craft a tale worthy of legend.
My Review:
I think the above
synopsis says enough. I will add that I
love the way Taylor writes. I’ve read
all her books to date and they’ve all been engrossing reads.
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