The Flowers of Adonis
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From the internationally acclaimed author of The Eagle of the Ninth...
The epic story of Greece’s most controversial hero.Pirate. Politician. Traitor. Lover.
In the fifth century BC, against the background of perpetually warring Greek city-states, one man towered above the chaos. His name was Alkibiades.
Friend of Socrates, sailor, warrior and incorrigible lover, he fled persecution in his native Athens to join her enemy: Sparta. However, his brilliant naval and diplomatic victories could not save him from the consequences of impregnating the Spartan queen, and once more he was forced to flee.
Alkibiades settled into life as a roving soldier of fortune, though his love for Athens proved to be the overriding influence of his later life. When that glorious city eventually fell to the Spartans, his own violent demise was shortly to follow...
Praise for The Flowers of Adonis'A fascinating character study told with skill and erudition' Daily Telegraph
'A gripping story of battle, intrigue and ruin' Evening Standard
Rosemary Sutcliff
Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-1992) wrote dozens of books for young readers, including her award-winning Roman Britain trilogy, The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, and The Lantern Bearers, which won the Carnegie Medal. The Eagle of the Ninth is now a major motion picture, The Eagle, directed by Kevin MacDonald and starring Channing Tatum. Born in Surrey, Sutcliff spent her childhood in Malta and on various other naval bases where her father was stationed. At a young age, she contracted Still's Disease, which confined her to a wheelchair for most of her life. Shortly before her death, she was named Commander of the British Empire (CBE) one of Britain's most prestigious honors. She died in West Sussex, England, in 1992.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The best fictional book on the Pelopennesian Wr I know. On the wghole sympatheyic to Alikibiades, but not blindly so. For the first time it made me understand why the generals who won the battle of Argusinae were condemned.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very different from most of her work. The rotating viewpoints make it difficult to get into the story at first, but eventually it's worth persisting.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fiction: See comments on Peter Green's 'Achilles, his Armour' . Sutcliff's trademark poetic prose, beautifully written, a book I've read & re-read.