Set in 33AD, this is the story of Boudica, the last defender of the Celtic culture and the only British warrior to have stood successfully against the might of Imperial Rome- and triumphed.
is a veterinary surgeon, writer and climber. Born and educated in
Scotland, she now lives in Suffolk with two lurchers and too many
cats. Known primarily as a crime writer, her first novel, Hen's
Teeth was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Her subsequent novels
are Night Mares, Stronger than Death and No Good Deed, for which
she was hailed by the Times as 'one of Britain's most important
crime writers'.
Dreaming the Eagle, the first book in the Boudica series, is also
available in Bantam paperback
Manda Scott has created a fictional universe all her own, but close
enough to our reality for it both to warm and break our hearts.
Breathtakingly good, it reveals the best and worst in all of us
*Val McDermid*
The best in the current crop of novels about Rome, its empire and
its victims ... never sentimental and always tough-minded
*Independent*
Every so often, a book comes along that totally remoulds a
historical figure for our own times ... massively impressive
*Scotland on Sunday*
A powerful novel, alive with the love, deceit, wisdom and the
heroics of humanity
*Jean M. Auel*
An extraordinary work ... exciting and intriguing, taking you into
a world where unbelievable danger and cruelty sit side by side with
magic, spirituality and profound human relationships
*Jenni Murray*
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