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CALDWELL, TAYLOR Glory and the Lightning: Based on the Life of Aspasia, Companion of Pericles, Ruler of Athens
Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1974. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. BOOK CLUB HARDCOVER. Light shelf wear, sticker on dust jacket front, sticker remnant on dust jacket rear. Binding tight, pages clean & bright. "Taylor Caldwell's new novel, set in ancient Persia and Greece, is based on the life of Aspasia -- the beautiful and intelligent courtesan who eventually became the companion of Pericles, the ruler of Athens. It is the story of an extraordinary woman, trained since childhood in the arts of beauty and seduction, who finds herself increasingly in rebellion against the helpless position of women in ancient society. Passionate, restless and fiercely independent, Aspasia is compelled to pursue her destiny wherever it may lead -- from the narrow confines of a school for high-class courtesans, into the arms of a rich and powerful Persian satrap, and finally to Athens at the height of its glory. Taylor Caldwell has written a rich and though-provoking novel of the ancient world as seen through a woman's eyes -- finding in the life of Aspasia a model for the timeless conflicts of all women. Taylor Caldwell has written many best-sellers, among them, most recently, Captains and the Kings and Great Lion of God. As a housewife who became a highly successful novelist, she has always been interested in the problems women face in a man's world. And looking back on her own career, she can write from the inside of her heroine's character, making a reader feel at the center of woman's conflict, no matter what time in history.".
Offered for US$ 6.00 by: Yesterday's Muse Books - Book number: 067472
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