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195 pp.
| Holiday |
April, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8234-2217-3$16.95
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4-6
The Roman Empire's insatiable appetite for expansion changes the life of a Carthaginian girl. After one terrible day, Sara finds herself enduring a dangerous sea voyage that calls upon her untapped courage and leads, perhaps, to romance. Lawrence doesn't fully succeed in transporting contemporary readers to this particular time and place, but the ancient history details are nonetheless intriguing. Glos.