Author: Victoria Grossack Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction Culture: Greece
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Young and beautiful, born to a powerful family, Jocasta is destined to become Queen of Thebes... trapped in a loveless marriage, she cannot save her firstborn child from her husband's wrath... left alone on the throne after her husband's death, she must contend with the dangerous Sphinx and contrive a plan to protect her city... charmed by a foreign prince, she does not know she is falling in love with her own son...
"This well-written book, about an intelligent, observant and questioning woman to whom big events happen, is riveting." Associated Press
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