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Escaped slave fights for freedom, love, and revenge in ancient Pompeii.

The House With the Golden Door

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    768 pages

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    2 February 2027

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ELODIE HARPER’S FIRST STANDALONE NOVEL, BOUDICCA’S DAUGHTER, OUT NOW

The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller

‘Brutal yet beautiful, heartfelt yet harrowing, this is one compulsive read’ Susan Stokes-Chapman

Amara has escaped her life as a slave in Pompeii’s most notorious brothel. She now has a house, fine clothes, servants – but all are gifts from her patron, hers for as long as she keeps he…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035929061
ISBN-10:1035929066
Author:Elodie Harper
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Apollo
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:768
Release Date:2 February 2027
Weight:1.00kg
Dimensions:62mm x 158mm x 234mm
Series:The Wolf Den Trilogy
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

So beautiful, moving, captivating and thrilling. The House with the Golden Door is a brilliant sequel to The Wolf Den – Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
Vivid, unsentimental and compelling * The Times *
Vivid, gripping, and richly imagined, this is spellbinding storytelling – Louise O’Neill
[A] gripping sequel… Harper’s recreation of this ancient world continues to thrill * Observer *
A gripping and spell-binding novel that brings Pompeii back to life and explores enslavement in all its forms – Anna Mazzola
Absolutely stunning and utterly gripping! – Buki Papillon
Richly evocative, and reeling with drama and the determined passion and conflicts of its unforgettable heroine, this is historical fiction at its most thrillingly entertaining * LoveReading *
Beautifully written with great heart… Addictive reading * NB Magazine *
Meticulously researched, it’s another brilliant look at the inhabitants of this fascinating ancient city * Woman & Home *
Ancient Pompeii comes to life in the second installment in Elodie Harper’s Wolf Den trilogy… with Harper’s clear prose and modern dialogue * Historical Novel Society *

About The Author

Elodie Harper

Elodie Harper is a journalist and prize-winning short story writer. Her story ‘Wild Swimming’ won the 2016 Bazaar of Bad Dreams short story competition, judged by Stephen King. She is currently a reporter at ITV News Anglia, and previously worked as a producer for Channel 4 News.

The House with the Golden Door is the second book in The Wolf Den trilogy. The first book in the trilogy, The Wolf Den, was a Waterstones Book of the Month for fiction and a Sunday Times Top 15 bestseller.

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