Boudicca’s Daughter

“Devastating, powerful, and haunting. Elodie Harper masterfully brings Ancient Rome and Britain to life, along with characters who are at once heroically strong yet vulnerable and flawed, spun into a remarkable tale of vengeance, love, and hate. Boudicca's Daughter broke my heart several times and mended it in unexpected ways.”

“A beautiful, breathtaking novel about what it takes to survive in the shadow of legend, Boudicca's Daughter is a furious page-turner, a raw, emotional journey, and a profound meditation on family and legacy. I loved this novel.”

“Boudicca's Daughter is Elodie Harper's masterpiece . . . a shocking reflection on the relationship between virtue and power, honor and vengeance.”

“Poignant and gripping . . . I found myself unable to put this book down . . . beautifully written, bittersweet to read, and as always merging Harper's incredible imagination with her vast and vivid knowledge of ancient history.”

“What struck me most about this story is the precision to detail, along with the lyricism which brought such rich depictions to life. There is a deeply introspective nature in Harper's exploration of antiquity. . . . Without a doubt, Harper is one of the most important writers working in historical fiction today and we are all richer for the existence of her work.”

“What a phenomenal novel! Fierce, furious and full of feeling, Elodie Harper has once again proven that women of the ancient world were a power to be reckoned with. It reads as an epic biopic but in a way that is pacy, raw, and beyond beautiful. . . . This is one you cannot miss!”

“Boudicca's Daughter was everything I hoped it would be. Jam-packed full of pace, strength, and rage, it is unflinching in its portrayal of one of history's most infamous warriors and the daughters who followed in her shadow. Solina is the violent female character I want to read: complex, entangled in her thoughts and the brutal realities of her life, and bitingly fierce. Boudicca's Daughter has done a great service in our understanding of what a cruel and strange time it was to be a woman, of the incredible and devastating leadership of Boudicca, and has pulled off something precious and rare—managing to be both deeply historical and deeply modern at the same time. The world needs to devour this book. I tore through it.”

“Elodie Harper is the most magnificent writer, and this is her best book yet. Immersive, captivating, heart-breaking, Boudicca’s Daughter is brilliantly propulsive . . . her characters are so wonderfully real and fully realized. This is certainly my book of the year.”

“Elodie Harper is a master storyteller with an extraordinary gift for recreating the past. . . . This is historical fiction of the highest quality.”

“Boudicca's Daughter is truly a triumph—heartbreakingly beautiful, deeply profound, and utterly captivating, this book went above and beyond my high expectations. Harper brings the ancient world to life with such stunning detail, exploring wonderfully complex, nuanced characters—it's impossible to not be swept away by this incredible story.”

“Expertly crafted . . . I ripped through it with the pace and ferocity of an Iceni warrior.”

"Harper’s fans will not be disappointed by this gripping historical novel that elevates the power of love above the strength of arms."
 

"Boudicca’s Daughter is a compelling account of what happens in the red mist of vendetta. . . . I thoroughly recommend this novel, and its heroine."

“Harper excels at writing stories about oft-ignored women who exist on the margins of history. and that skill is on full display here. . . . [Her] writing is remarkably honest, taking an unflinching and historically grounded view of the brutality of the time period she’s writing about and the difficulties faced by any woman seeking to control her own destiny in the ancient world. . . . But this is not a grim or depressing story. Instead, it’s a strangely hopeful one, a reminder that it is possible to build a life of meaning with little but tenacity and a heavy dose of luck. And it’s hard to ask a lot more from your historical fiction than that.”

“Heart-wrenching yet affirming, Boudicca’s Daughter is a testament to humanity's capacity for brutality, but also for tenderness. As immersive, finely crafted and lyrical as all Harper’s work, this is a carefully woven tapestry of a book, with threads of both vengeance and love running through its every strand. It is, simply, one of the best books I have ever read.”