A vivid novel inspired by the classic story of Dido from the author of TROY and ITHAKA.
ADELE GERAS was born in Jerusalem and travelled widely as a child. She started writing over twenty-five years ago and has published more than 80 titles. Ithaka was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. She lives in Manchester with her husband and has two grown-up daughters and two grandchildren.
Geras's ability to weave a touching new tale in with the well-known
one is unique to modern children's authors; Dido is a shining new
jewel to her crown. An excellent children's novel
*The Times*
A perfect maelstrom of love, jealousy, fate and caprice . . . Dido
is right up there with some of the other masterful retellings of
myth and legend
*The Bookbag*
An absolute must, this retelling of a classic brings together all
the thrilling elements of a deadly love story. Full of passion,
mysticism and betrayal
*Now Magazine*
As always with Adele Geras's work, the characters walk off the
page, she brings the place wonderfully to life, you can hear the
sounds and smell the scents - and it's another page-turner
*Leslie Wilson Blog*
Roman gods and goddesses walk among the human characters, giving
the story an effective other-worldly feeling . . . Demanding but
rewarding
*Jewish Chronicle*
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