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Its quickpaced and well written with vivid descriptions and characters especially theodora herself whos a complex flawed character

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I received a review copy from the author

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I liked that it told two stories and was a constant page turner

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The author portrayed him as a bitter socialclimbing bureaucrat angry at seeing a woman rise from the lowest rungs of society to its very pinnacle

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There are many things one can say about theodora but boring is not one of them

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She ties her fortunes to an upperclassman who has been given a governorship in africa but quickly finds out that meddling in affairs of the state will not earn her any friends

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Broke and alone theodora returns to constantinople to see what the future holds

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This book should be an example of how to write a description to sell a book