But sometimes, it’s not that simple.
Babies born in the brothels of sixth century Byzantium don’t live long.
So when Anastasia’s sworn enemy Macedonia tells her that the daughter she bore when she was thirteeen somehow survived, and is living at the court of the Vandal King Geilimir in north Africa – she doesn’t believe her.
But as she sails with the great general Belisarius on his mission to conquer the Vandals, she begins to hope. And to worry. How will she know if this girl really is her long lost daughter? Even if the rumour turns out to be true, what then? How will she navigate the schemes of Belisarius’ jealous wife Antonina, the lustful advances of Procopius, his conniving secretary, and the dangers of war to find the girl and bring her safely home?
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