There's Caractacus, the chieftan determined to fight for a better way of life, but ends up in chains; his wife, Eurgain, who, out of loneliness goes around with his best friend during those long periods of separation, but joins her husband in captivity; about Gladys, Caractacus' sister, who despite her ancestry and her pride falls in love with her roman captor; it's about Boudicca, who picks up where Caractacus left off and, and Gedge to weave their stories and the connections and ironies of history.
Told both with stark simplicity and sweeping drama all at once, Paulene Gedge has seamlessly intertwined the past, the present, and the future of these characters...and beyond. It's simply a stunning read.
