Boudicca's Daughter
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
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'Boudicca's Daughter is Elodie Harper's masterpiece.' Costanza Casati, author of Babylonia
'One of the best books I have ever read.' Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen
'Certainly my book of the year.' Caroline Lea, author of The Glass Woman
'One of my favourite reads of the year.' Rosie Hewlett, author of Medea
'Beautiful, breathtaking – I loved this novel.' Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
'One of the most important writers of historical fiction today.' Nikita Gill, author of Hekate
Boudicca. Infamous warrior, queen of the British Iceni tribe and mastermind of one of history's greatest revolts. Her defeat spelled ruin for her people, yet still her name is enough to strike fear into Roman hearts.
But what of the woman who grew up in her shadow?
The woman who has her mother's looks and cunning but a spirit all of her own?
The woman whose desperate bid for survival will take her from Britain's sacred marshlands to the glittering façades of Nero's Roman Empire…
Born to a legend. Forced to fight. Determined to succeed.
Meet Solina.
Boudicca's Daughter.
**Praise for BOUDICCA'S DAUGHTER**
'Historical fiction of the highest quality' Elizabeth Fremantle
'Beautiful, poignant and gripping' Hannah Kaner
'Loved, loved this' Buki Papillon
'Precious and rare' Harriet Constable
'An absolute must-read' Emily Hauser
'Devastating, powerful and haunting' Sue Lynn Tan
'Expertly crafted' Helen Carr
'I devoured this' Francesca de Tores
'Wonderful… an author fully stepping into their power' Venetia Constantine
'Sophisticated' The Times
'Masterful . . . I was absolutely transported.' Red
'I throughly recommend this novel' Historical Novels Review
'Dazzl[ing] . . . there's a raw energy to Harper's storytelling' Daily Mail
'A masterful storyteller… rich and accomplished' Press Association
'Absolutely thrilling . . . incredibly powerful . . . fascinating' BBC 4 Front Row
Elodie Harper's book 'Boudicca's Daughter was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-09-01.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Boudicca was a ferocious warrior, the queen of the ancient Iceni tribe in East Anglia who led a bloody, ultimately doomed rebellion against the Roman Empire’s conquering forces. But while she’s feted as one of Britain’s national heroes, her personal life as a wife and mother is far less well known. This thrilling novel by Elodie Harper, author of the bestselling trilogy The Wolf Den, brings this aspect to dazzlingly vivid life, taking the snippets recorded by history and using her rich imagination to fill in the gaps. Boudicca’s Daughter tells the riveting story of how Catia became Boudicca and tried to save her people, before focusing on the repercussions of her failed rebellion for her eldest daughter, Solina. From the marshlands of East Anglia to the Palace of Nero in Rome, with all its spectacle, brutality and political machinations, the book immerses us in the ancient world but never loses sight of the emotional story at its centre: that of Solina, and her inspiring battle to survive.
