Song of Elyssa

An adventure novel, a war novel, a novel of exile and of love, Song of Elissa is a journey to the myths of a past that still illuminates our present. When Aeneas, fleeing the sack of Troy with his son and some of his men, is shipwrecked near Carthage, his fate lies in the hands of Queen Dido. As a defeated hero, a mysterious prophecy claims him as founder of the future Roman civilisation. Centuries later, the poet Virgil must re-enact, as ordered by the Emperor Augustus, that initial adventure and the past glories of that already victorious Empire, which hides a swamp of misery and greed behind its sumptuous marble walls.In a unique play of history and legend, this novel is a reflection of contemporary conflicts and rich in themes that will always fascinate us: the shadow of power over individual freedom; the dilemma of a man whose world falls apart and must decide between rebuilding from the ruins or building something new; the difficulties faced by a powerful woman in a universe of men, and her desires to be a mother; a child's eye view of the tumults of adult life; violence, compassion, fate, luck… Woven with the voices of legendary characters, the novel is an homage to the art of telling stories and the eternal value of myth.